Researchers have shown that plumes of wildfire smoke can carry contaminants hundreds of kilometers, leaving a toxic and ...

The country is increasingly primed for severe, uncontrollable wildfires, a study published Thursday said, underlining what ...

In 2023, smoke from wildfires in Canada spread along the eastern coast of the U.S. and beyond, prompting officials to issue air quality warnings in places including New York, North Carolina ...

Environment Canada has put a large portion of Ontario under a special air quality statement due to the smoke. The weather agency said smoke plumes from forest fires over northeastern Ontario and ...

In 2023, large portions of the US saw significant dips in air quality and visibility as smoke from wildfires north of the Canadian border billowed across the continent. Canada experienced a record ...

The composition of a wildfire can also have an impact on human health. With the California fires engulfing homes and businesses, smoke in the region is likely carrying chemicals released from ...

Two handymen escaped the Eaton fire while embers hit their faces. The flames 'came down the hill at 80 miles per hour and cut ...

Finally, remember what happened to the smoke generated by the wildfires in Central Canada in 2023. They spread all the way across the Northeast U.S., as I reported for Forbes at the time.

That was on display in 2023 when wildfire smoke traveled from Canada and descended on New York and other parts of the East Coast. The widespread smoke during Australia’s 2019 to 2020 wildfire ...

A study, opens new tab in Maryland identified a spike in heart and lung illnesses in 2023 that was associated with wildfire smoke originating up to 2,100 miles (3,380 km) away in Canada.

Researchers have shown that plumes of wildfire smoke can carry contaminants hundreds of kilometers, leaving a toxic and lingering footprint which has the potential to be re-released into the ...

Researchers have shown that plumes of wildfire smoke can carry contaminants hundreds of kilometres, leaving a toxic and lingering footprint which has the potential to be re-released into the ...