Smoke From California Fires Makes for Hazy Conditions in Death Valley

Fires burning in California meant hazy, smoky conditions extended east towards Las Vegas, the National Weather Service said on August 7. Rachel Stephens was in a car driving through Death Valley National Park when she recorded this video showing the hazy conditions. Cal Fire said on August 8 that some 8,574 firefighters had been deployed against 11 major wildfires in the state. The biggest, the Dixie Fire, at around 490,000 acres, had become the second largest in state history, Credit: Rachel Stephens via Storyful