THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. When wildfires rage, the immediate threat is obvious—but smoke from the fires actually kills far more people than …
The next time authorities issue a smoke advisory telling residents of California areas previously unaffected by wildfires to stay inside with closed windows and doors until a smoke cloud passes …
Associated Press FORT NELSON, British Columbia — An intense wildfire could reach a town in western Canada this week, fire experts and officials warned, based on forecasts of winds that …
A weather pattern that’s funneling smoke from fires burning in Northern California and Oregon will bring with it a Spare the Air alert on Wednesday, air officials said. The Bay …
Nearly two dozen wildfires burning in Oregon are now affecting the air quality in the Bay Area, officials said Wednesday. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued an air …