Canadian wildfires are shrouding US cities in smoke and yellow haze. See the eerie photos.

New York City is among the cities covered in smoke from Canadian wildfires. Gary Hershorn/Getty Images It's not an Instagram filter. The skies really are that yellow.Smoke from more than 800 active wildfires burning across Canada drifted hundreds of miles across North America this week, blanketing cities in a thick haze.Across the Northeast and Midwest, including New York City, Minneapolis, and Chicago, as well as Canadian cities such as Toronto, smoke obscured skylines and prompted air quality alerts ranging from "unhealthy" to "hazardous" on Thursday.Take a look at how the wildfire smoke is turning skies orange across the region. A satellite image captured on Tuesday showed smoke from Canadian wildfires blowing southeast. An image taken by the NOAA-21 satellite. NASA Earth Observatory/Lauren Dauphin As winds carried the smoke further on Wednesday, downtown Toronto was engulfed in yellow haze. Downtown Toronto. Cole Burston/AFP via Getty Images Toronto's skyline, including the CN Tower, was obscured by the smoke. Wildfire smoke filled the sky in Toronto on Wednesday. Zou Zheng/Xinhua via Getty Images The Canadian government issued an orange air-quality warning for Toronto, advising residents to limit time outdoors and reschedule or cancel outdoor activities. A Toronto man wore a face mask on Wednesday to minimize exposure to wildfire smoke. Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images Smoke also began to move into New York City on Wednesday. The East River near the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. Alyssa Goodman/AP Photo On Thursday, New York City issued an air-quality health advisory due to an AQI forecast of 200, the upper end of the "unhealthy" category. Smoke from wildfires in Canada shrouded the Manhattan skyline on Thursday. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Statue of Liberty was barely visible through the polluted air. Smoke from wildfires in Canada obscured the Statue of Liberty in New York City. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency categorized the air in the Twin Cities as "hazardous" on Wednesday. The sun set behind a layer of smoke in Minneapolis on Wednesday. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Dense smoke affected visibility on the Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis. The Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Chicago's air quality index was rated "very unhealthy" on Thursday, with nearby suburbs experiencing "hazardous" conditions. Smoke from Canadian wildfires in Chicago. Scott Olson/Getty Images Aerial photos showed smoke lingering over Chicago neighborhoods. Polluted air in Chicago. Scott Olson/Getty Images Read next Talia Lakritz is a Life correspondent at Business Insider covering politics and power through a lifestyle and visual storytelling lens. She has reported from the White House as well as military installations, mansions, and museums across the country, bringing readers inside the people, places, and systems that influence American life through immersive features.Previously, she wrote for The New York Jewish Week and SciShow Space.Talia holds a BA in English with a concentration in Creative Writing from Barnard College of Columbia University and ordination as an interfaith minister from One Spirit Learning Alliance. She hopes to one day visit all 50 states and all 14 public presidential libraries.Talia can be found on LinkedIn, Instagram, and X.Politics and power:Before-and-after photos show changes Trump has made to the White House decor, so farMelania Trump is keeping a low profile. Her outfits are helping.Melania Trump's White House portrait photographer says the photo 'shows a woman who's ready to embrace her position'The Midwest is having a momentVisual features:World War II museum ships suddenly feel less like history after a US submarine sank an Iranian warshipI visited the largest military aviation museum in the world with over 350 aircraft and missiles on display. Here are the coolest things I saw.I spent the night on a World War II submarine Airbnb that can sleep 65 people in sailors' bunks. Take a look inside.This 27-room Gilded Age mansion is more than just a display of wealth and power. Take a look inside Ballantine House.Human interest:Iceland only has one rabbi. In a world filled with hate, he leads with kindness.Inside the Post-Roe Future: Thirteen conversations from the front linesAirlines break thousands of wheelchairs per year, leaving disabled passengers stranded. Activists and politicians are fighting for change.A Palestinian restaurant in New York hosted a free Shabbat dinner. Over 1,300 people showed up. Cities