The biggest impact smoke has on weather is air temperature. The smoke in the air can reflect incoming sunlight back into ...

Their early findings suggest that wildfire smoke is broadly and especially toxic. Burning trees, soil, and vehicles can throw off heavy metals as well as volatile organic compounds, Mickley said, that ...

Strong winds Monday night kept the Cram Fire burning into Tuesday, the flames already spread across tens of thousands of ...

Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.” As much destruction as the flames from a fire can cause, inhaling smoke can also cause ...

Smoke from wildfires in Manitoba, a Western province facing its worst fire season in 30 years, has created hazardous air ...

As fires burn through the Northwest, doctors are warning that flames aren’t the only dangers – smoke can also cause long-lasting health risks.

Evacuations remained Sunday for a wildfire in southern Stevens County that has consumed more than 2,000 acres.

Billowing clouds of Canadian wildfire smoke have transformed blue skies into apocalyptic orange scenes across the eastern United States. But the fuzzy skylines are more than just a bleak sight ...

A growing body of research shows the cascading health impacts of wildfire smoke, from cognitive decline to heart issues.

Dr. Jon Jimenez, an optometrist at Henry Ford OptimEyes, said he’s seeing an increase in patients suffering symptoms triggered by smoke from the Canadian wildfires.

As summer draws closer, so does smoke from Canadian wildfires and related health concerns. While the smoke may not be as bad as it was in 2023 when cities like New York and much of the East Coast ...

Between 2006 and 2010, the authors of the Stanford preprint found, there were hardly any places across the American West where wildfire smoke from other counties contributed even 10 percent of air ...