In one study, these particles from high-altitude wildfire smoke created a dramatic cooling effect not accounted for in ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect the current wildfire smoke conditions in the U.S. The original story was published Jan. 8, 2025. Smoke from Canadian wildfires continued to prompt ...

Some wildfires are so intense, they create their own weather—thunderstorms driven by heat that hurtle smoke as high as 10 ...

Smoke from California’s largest wildfire this year is expected to move into the Bay Area on Tuesday, prompting an air quality advisory from the Bay Area Air District. The Gifford Fire is burning about ...

Minnesota is under yet another air quality alert Monday, as smoke from Canadian wildfires pushes into the state. Homeowners know the saying, "water finds a way." Add wildfire smoke to that distinction ...

You’ve never seen a wildfire defense system like this — because nothing like it existed until now. Freshly launched in select ...

For most of the past decade, forecasters have been able to use satellites to track these smoke plumes, but the view was only two-dimensional This article was originally published at The Conversation.

Earlier this week, smoke from the Bear Gulch fire, near Lake Cushman, descended on the greater Seattle area. It’s a reminder that smoke from wildfires can impact the air we breathe. Common signs that ...

Massive Canadian wildfires are messing up our air again and bringing hazy skies back to New York and other parts of the Northeast this week. The entirety of New York State is under an air-quality ...

The U.S. Forest Service has fought decades of efforts to better protect its crews — sending them into smoke without masks or warnings about the risks. Southwest Oregon August 2018 Northern California ...

New research from the University of Vermont reveals exposure to smoke from Canadian wildfires in the summer of 2023 led to ...

New research from the University of Vermont reveals exposure to smoke from Canadian wildfires in the summer of 2023 led to ...