Wildfires raging in California are now making a visible impact above communities more than 2,500 miles east of the blazes. Smoke suspended in the atmosphere has been pushed over a large swath of the United States by wind currents, bringing with it the sight of hazy or "milky" skies. The effect can be seen in both northern New York and Vermont this week. "It's the haze that's tens of thousands of feet up in the sky, but it's just enough to dim the sun a bit," said NBC5 Chief Meteorologist Tom Messner. More than 14,000 firefighters are battling fires in California. The state has already set a record with more than 2.5 million acres burned this year, CNN reports — surpassing a record set just two years ago — and the worst part of the wildfire season is just beginning.Some communities on the Pacific coast have seen blankets of smoke roll in, dyeing the sky a bright orange color.