Glimpses of Washington, DC, blanketed by haze and smoke caused by wildfires in Canada.
![](//im.rediff.com/news/2023/jun/09wildfires-effect1.jpg?w=670&h=900)
IMAGE: The US Capitol building -- the home of the US House of Representatives and the US Senate -- is shrouded in haze and smoke in this view from the National Mall in Washington, DC, here and below. Photograph: Leah Millis/Reuters
![](//im.rediff.com/news/2023/jun/09wildfires-effect4.jpg?w=670&h=900)
Photograph: Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/Reuters
![](//im.rediff.com/news/2023/jun/09wildfires-effect5.jpg?w=670&h=900)
IMAGE: A person runs on the hazy National Mall. Photograph: Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/Reuters
![](//im.rediff.com/news/2023/jun/09wildfires-effect11.jpg?w=670&h=900)
IMAGE: A plane flies over the haze shrouded Washington Monument. Photograph: Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/Reuters
![](//im.rediff.com/news/2023/jun/09wildfires-effect3.jpg?w=670&h=900)
IMAGE: Members of the US Marines ceremonial guard rehearse amid a shroud of haze and smoke near the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool on the National Mall. Photograph: Joey Roulette/Reuters
![](//im.rediff.com/news/2023/jun/09wildfires-effect14.jpg?w=670&h=900)
IMAGE: The US Marine Corps War Memorial can be seen at the National Mall. Photograph: Leah Millis/Reuters
![](//im.rediff.com/news/2023/jun/09wildfires-effect6.jpg?w=670&h=900)
IMAGE: American flags flutter in front of the sun shrouded in haze in Washington, DC. Photograph: Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/Reuters
![](//im.rediff.com/news/2023/jun/09wildfires-effect9.jpg?w=670&h=900)
IMAGE: The Lincoln Memorial shrouded in haze and smoke in this view from the National Mall. Photograph: Leah Millis/Reuters
![](//im.rediff.com/news/2023/jun/09wildfires-effect8.jpg?w=670&h=900)
IMAGE: Downtown Washington, DC shrouded in haze and smoke. Photograph: Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/Reuters
![](//im.rediff.com/news/2023/jun/09wildfires-effect10.jpg?w=670&h=900)
IMAGE: A person on a mini bike wears a mask in Washington, DC. Photograph: Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/Reuters
![](//im.rediff.com/news/2023/jun/09wildfires-effect12.jpg?w=670&h=900)
IMAGE: Tour groups relax in the shade near the US Capitol. Photograph: Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/Reuters
![](//im.rediff.com/news/2023/jun/09wildfires-effect2.jpg?w=670&h=900)
IMAGE: Haze and smoke blanket New York City. Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters
![](//im.rediff.com/news/2023/jun/09wildfires-effect7.jpg?w=670&h=900)
IMAGE: Haze and smoke linger over midtown Manhattan as seen from Fort Lee, New Jersey. Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters
Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com