The Northwest Territories is suffering through one of the worst summers for forest fires in decades and the photos are otherworldly.

(Credit: Laura MacNeill) More than 100 large fires are raging in the northern territory

Hot dry conditions and lots of lightning have led to most of the blazes

Forest fire sky. Fire burning near Pine Lake, which is near Fort Smith, #NWT. Photo credit: Trent Stokes. #CBCNorthpic.twitter.com/fz6gjI0hbA — Loren McGinnis (@LorenMcGinnis) June 18, 2014

The fires are so large that they can be seen from space

View from space of the large fires in the NWT and smoke drifting across Saskatchewan. http://t.co/CBRJlGViYSpic.twitter.com/TWmGBkdIgQ — Anthony Farnell (@AnthonyFarnell) July 9, 2014

And the smoke is causing air quality problems as far away as Saskatchewan, Manitoba and even the USA

Smoke from NWT fires carried by winds is clearly visible from satellite. Heavily in #ymmpic.twitter.com/6sDnr6cuci — Nevin deMilliano (@SwiftChaser) July 8, 2014

Let's hope everyone up north stays safe

Jenn Wetrade (@pooh_jenni) took this amazing photo in Gameti. The realities for folks living in the NWT. #NWTFirepic.twitter.com/qe42kFsLn0 — Jacq Brasseur (@jacqbrass) July 9, 2014