Parts of the US will be at risk of smoke for the foreseeable future depending on weather patterns and fire flare-ups because Canada is experiencing its worst fire season on record. More than 24 million acres have burned so far this year, an area roughly the size of Indiana. British Columbi...
For a large part of 2023, the northeastern half of the country was bathed by an orange haze from the wildfire smoke. Historical data from NOAA for June 2023 shows particulate matter in the air from wildfire smoke was at such an unhealthy rate it was almost hazardous to breathe the air ...
Smokey The Bear said it best, "only you can prevent wildfires." Well, it's a lot easier said than done, Smokey. Great name for a bear trying to warn us about fire hazards, by the way. In order to prevent wildfires, you have to first know how they can be prevented. Here are 10 ...
There was "widespread improvement" in air quality overnight Thursday into Friday as the thickest wildfire smoke drifted out to the Atlantic, said NOAA's Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. There was widespread improvement in air quality over...
Both Kovesi and Hughes agree that the best thing for kids to do is stay inside when wildfire smoke is in the air. "It's especially important for kids who are super active to [stop] those activities.This is not the time to go jogging,play soccer and other sports,"Hughes said."Those ...
Wildfire smoke has blanketed much of Canada, with plumes pushing thousands of kilometres south, causing hazy skies andpoor air qualityin Ontario and Quebec. The smoke has begun to breach borders,seeping as far south as North Carolina.
Overall, asthma-associated ED visits were 17% higher than expected during the 19 days with wildfire smoke that occurred during the study period; larger increases were observed in regions that experienced higher numbers of continuous wildfire smoke days and among persons aged 5-17 and 1...
If you're in the western half of Minnesota on Wednesday, you could see some wildfire smoke, and it could end up spreading to the metro.
Large wildfiresare also burning in neighboring Alberta, where thick smoke and poor air quality have been experienced in large parts of the province. An evacuation alert was issued forFort McMurray in Albertaas crews respond to what they describe as an "out-of-control wildfire" southwest of town...
One of the main pollutants in wildfire smoke is calledPM2.5—particles that are 2.5 micrometers wide, or around 30 times smaller than the width of a human hair. When someone breathes in the tiny particles, they can trigger asthma attacks or evenheart attacks. The pollution can also raise th...