Despite wildfires becoming more frequent and intense, little is known about how wildlife responds to the threats they present. Researchers at Oregon State University are attempting to shed some light ...

Wildfire smoke contains tiny particles that can be dangerous to your health, and scientists are comparing inhaling wildfire smoke to smoking cigarettes. PM2.5 is mostly produced from combustion ...

Hot summer days are getting stuffier for more than 100 million people in the U.S. as wildfire smoke drifts south and imposes dangerous risks to their health. Hundreds of wildfires burning in Canada ...

Zoox has issued a software recall for 105 of its robotaxis because of their inability to safely drive through heavy smoke. According to the company's recall report, a Zoox robotaxi interfered with an ...

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Millions of people from the Great Lakes to Washington, D.C., are breathing hazardous air as smoke from hundreds of wildfires in Canada and Minnesota spreads across the region. Air quality alerts have ...

Jessica Guay joined KDKA as a reporter in February 2021. Before joining KDKA, Jessica was a morning anchor and reporter at WJAC in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. She was also an anchor and reporter at WCHS ...

Canadian wildfire smoke is drifting across parts of the U.S., prompting doctors to warn that even healthy people may face risks from prolonged exposure to polluted air. More than 180 wildfires are ...

A version of this story was originally published on Jan. 8, 2025. It has been updated to reflect the wildfires currently bringing smoke to the U.S. Smoke from wildfires in Canada and Minnesota ...

Thick, choking plumes of smoke from wildfires in Canada are pouring into major cities across the Midwest, Northeast and mid-Atlantic, bringing dangerous air quality to more than 100 million people.

With Michigan stuck in an unprecedented stretch of heavy wildfire smoke blanketing the state, armchair health experts and amateur weather forecasters seem to be converging at a rapid rate on social ...

Editor's Note: An updated weather and smoke forecast story for Friday, July 17 can be found here. Our original story continues below. The thick layer of wildfire smoke blanketing the Chicago area is ...