Wildfires -- and their toxic smoke -- are affecting us more often. What can we do about it?
The climate crisis is stacking the deck in favor of larger and more frequent wildfires as temperatures rise, and has renewed the debate over regulation.
2023-06-08 20:58
AirNow’s Interactive Map Shows You the Air Quality Index in Your Area
If you’re in the red on AirNow’s air quality map, you should stay inside.
2023-06-08 04:52
4 Ways to Stay Safe When Wildfire Smoke Causes Poor Air Quality
Canadian wildfires have caused air quality alerts to go into effect across the U.S. Here’s how to stay safe.
2023-06-08 02:18
Explainer-What are the health risks from wildfire smoke?
By Nancy Lapid The northeastern United States is blanketed under a pungent haze caused by smoke carried down
2023-06-08 01:54
From the US East Coast to the Canadian capital, millions will suffer unhealthy air quality today as wildfires in Quebec rage on
As an orange haze of wildfire smoke from Canada smothers parts of the eastern US, officials are warning residents in both countries of unhealthy or hazardous air Wednesday.
2023-06-07 22:18
Canada wildfires: Tens of millions under air quality warnings as fires burn
Air quality advisories have been issued in Canada and the northern US as wildfire smoke travels south.
2023-06-07 18:53
New York City's air pollution among the world's worst as Canada wildfire smoke shrouds Northeast
New York City topped the list of the world's worst air pollution Tuesday morning as harmful smoke wafted south from more than a hundred wildfires burning in Quebec.
2023-06-07 01:59
Explainer-Why are wildfires raging in Canada's eastern Nova Scotia province?
By Nia Williams Wildfires are common in Canada's western provinces, but this year the eastern province of Nova
2023-06-02 21:53
State Farm stops home insurance sales in California, citing wildfire risks
State Farm is stopping new home insurance sales in California, citing wildfire risks and skyrocketing construction, the company announced Friday.
2023-05-28 21:59
How wildfires in Alberta lead to poor air quality in the Midwest
Residents of the central United States experienced poor air quality and smoke over the weekend. The potentially dangerous air has a far-off source: the wildfires raging in Canada.
2023-05-22 03:51
More than a third of the area charred by wildfires in Western North America can be traced back to fossil fuels, scientists find
Millions of acres scorched by wildfires in the Western US and Canada — an area roughly the size of South Carolina — can be traced back to carbon pollution from the world's largest fossil fuel and cement companies, scientists reported Tuesday.
2023-05-16 12:20