The Craziest Views from Northern California’s ‘Apocalyptic’ Orange Sky

The historic fires continue to burn throughout Northern California, leaving thousands of residents displaced and thousands of structures destroyed. While firefighters work tirelessly to help save people’s lives and property, the smoky skies showed the world just how unprecedented these fires area.

As the smoke moved across the region from numerous historic fires in NorCal, it created an orange tint to the sky that looked “apocalytpic,” reminding people of the surface of Mars portrayed in movies. Here’s a look at some of the craziest views from the orange sky in NorCal:

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Fires got Humboldt looking like Mars🔥 #humboldtcounty #norcal #wildfireseason #wildfires #californiafires #apocalypse2020 #endofdays #conquerthatshit

A post shared by ✨ (@ontheblink) on Sep 9, 2020 at 3:14pm PDT

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A smoky scene at Yosemite’s Half Dome. 📷: @vtiradom .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #calfire #prayforcalifornia #california #nationalparks #outdoors #heatwave #nofilter #yosemite #nationalpark #californiafires #fireseason #climatechange #naturephotography #creekfire #yosemitenationalpark #wildfires #photooftheday #wildfire #nature #mountains #yosemitevalley #smoke #halfdome #fire

A post shared by Active NorCal (@activenorcal) on Sep 8, 2020 at 7:06am PDT

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(2/2) – Sutro Tower from San Francisco’s Kite Hill 12:15pm! And El Camino looking over Noe Valley at 11:15am. Posting this at 1:55pm and the light is still just as dim and orange. It’s wild. Air quality isn’t bad tho! 😎 . . . . . #chrislayda #sanfrancisco #sf #bayarea #mars #smoke #california #californiawildfires #wednesday #orange #noon #salesforcetower #transamericapyramid #sutrotower #elcamino #noevalley #sanchezstreet #downtownsanfrancisco #surreal #bizarre #kitehill

A post shared by Chris Layda (@chrislayda) on Sep 9, 2020 at 1:58pm PDT

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No, this isn't Mars. This video was taken yesterday on Interstate 5 in Northern California near the Oregon border. 📹: Reddit/donotbelieveit⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #california #wildfires #calfire #wildfire #prayforcalifornia #smoke #norcal #northerncalifornia #mars #notmars #fire #fires #californiafires

A post shared by Active NorCal (@activenorcal) on Sep 9, 2020 at 6:55am PDT

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What is happening?? There is a thick layer of smoke riding over a layer of fog/clouds. #cafires #MtTam #mttamalpais #mounttamalpais #mounttam

A post shared by Mount Tamalpais (@mt.tamalpais) on Sep 9, 2020 at 10:04am PDT

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Downtown San Francisco. September 9, 2020, 7:40am. All smoke…I didn't do a single edit to this photo. Feels like we're in Interstellar wondering if it's time to go to Mars. #californiafires #streeysofsf #igerssf #wildbayarea #wildcalifornia #cafires

A post shared by Cyril • San Francisco, CA (@cyrilbphotos) on Sep 9, 2020 at 7:52am PDT

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Fire season 2020 comes to Humboldt County. Please support your community and local firefighters and support the fight against climate change. . . . . #fireseason #humboldt #calfire #alphacollective #smoke #californiafires #westcoast

A post shared by Zach Lathouris (@grecco.mov) on Sep 9, 2020 at 7:35pm PDT

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Obligatory the sky is orange from smoke photo. A fishing vessel heads to the Woodley Island Marina on Humboldt Bay Wednesday morning as smoke from the California wildfires makes the sky ominous. . . . . . #photojournalism #journalism #document #nikon #nikond5 #climate #news #newsphoto #california #norcal #orangesky #wildfire #wildfires #humboldt #pacificnorthwest

A post shared by Mark McKenna (@photog_mark) on Sep 10, 2020 at 10:48am PDT

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This is what #sanfrancisco looks like right now…#noon in #september . California burning 🥵 Here l’s why are the sky looks so #orange, even though #bayarea Area air quality isn’t terrible: The smoke was coming in from the #august Complex #fire near #mendocino National #forest , but high #winds were keeping the #smoke at a high altitude, instead of settling near the surface. #california

A post shared by Parthiban Shanmugam (@hollywoodcurry) on Sep 9, 2020 at 4:00pm PDT

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This photo is NOT edited whatsoever 😳🔥 (A perfect representation of 2020) Half Dome is typically sketchy to climb in regular conditions, but now add 2 days of accumulated ash to this steep slab of granite and you’re basically left with a rocky slip n slide. A special thanks to all of the firefighters, first responders, and inmates helping contain the fires right now.. to those who don’t believe in climate change/ global warming, spend some time outside. Or better yet, come visit California 😅

A post shared by McKenna's Miles (@mckennas_miles) on Sep 9, 2020 at 4:51pm PDT