NASA images have revealed smoke from wildfires in Northern California has spread as far as Utah, 1300 kilometres away.

 

Wildfires have been threatening more than 10,000 homes in Northern California for several days, burning over 24,000 acres of land and claiming the lives of six people including a firefighter and two young children.

 

Mass evacuations are occurring, with 37,000 people reported to have fled their homes.