That smoke was carried high in the atmosphere, so there were no air quality concerns for us down here on the ground. Those fires led toair quality warnings in DenverandMinneapolis.
The Quebec-area fires are big and relatively close, about 500 to 600 miles (roughly 800 to 970 kilometers) away from Rhode Island. And theyfollowed wildfires in Nova Scotia,which resulted in a short-lived air quality alert on May 30, Austin said. Jay Engle, a National Weath...
Wildfires can be normal and healthy parts of an ecosystem, but today's fires can burn into unnatural infernos, producing unhealthy smoke that adversely impacts people's health hundreds of miles away. Different regions, at different times of year, will have a variety of influences stoking flames...
In 2023, Canada witnessed a record number of wildfires that also caused choking smoke in parts of the U.S. and forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate across British Columbia. That year, 19 counties in 11 states had multiple days with "very unhealthy" and "hazardous" air quality. ...
the Northeastern region of the U.S. and the rest of the Eastern seaboard as far down as South Carolina are stuck in a slow-moving weather pattern that is carrying the smoke and smell from the Canadian fires southward. According toPolitico, 13 U.S. states are under air quality alerts, im...
The crew is building and securing containment line around the fire in hopes to lift evacuations in Rainbow Lake, Alberta. Track the status of fires in Canada athttps://ciffc.net/. Smoke from the wildfires burning in Canada is impacting local air quality, prompting the Montana Department of ...
Alberta’s wildfire dashboard shows 76 active fires today, with most of the 23 fires classified as burning out of control clustered in the western half of the province. Special air quality advisories have been issued in response to wildfire smoke for most of Alberta, as well as...
Freshwater ecosystems are biologically important habitats that provide many ecosystem services. Calcium concentration and pH are two key variables that are linked to multiple chemical processes in these environments, influence the biology of organisms fr
Wildfires continue in 13 states, where 83 large fires have burned 1,293,636 acres,according tothe National Interagency Fire Center. Isolated dry thunderstorms were expected across eastern Oregon and Washington, Idaho, western Montana and northwest Wyoming on Tuesday, the agency said. Some of the ...
Smoke alarms have saved countless lives over the years, alerting people to fires. Spray Can The forerunner of the aerosol can was invented by Erik Rotheim of Norway. On November 23, 1927, Rotheim patented a can with a valve and propellant systems - it could hold and dispense liquids. The...