Wildfire smoke has drifted into the Bay Area and has prompted an air quality advisory through Saturday. BERKELEY, Calif. - Hikers at the lookout point on Grizzly Peak Friday afternoon found the view looked a bit hazy. Smoke is blowing into the region from wildfires burning in Oregon and Calif...
Jill Baumgartner, an associate professor in the department of epidemiology, biostatistics and occupational health at McGill University, said an accurate reading of the air quality will become increasingly important given the increase in wildfire smoke. "We tend to think ...
Wildfires burning in Canada and the western United States are creating an expanding smoke plume that shrouded much of Wyoming in a haze Monday (August 2). In response, theNational Weather Servicehas issued anAir Quality Alertin effect through Tuesday afternoon. The cities of Cheyenne and Casper ...
Those spending time outdoors should use a well-fitted respirator, such as an N95 mask, to lessen exposure to small particles of smoke, which are associated with the largest health risk of smoke. The statement adds that high-quality respirators cannot prevent expos...
While the burning blaze of a wildfire is an obvious threat, wildfire smoke can also be hazardous as it makes outdoor air nearly unbreathable.
This paper examines the impact of the Clean Air Act regulatory framework upon wildfire smoke, concluding that distinctions between smoke originating from unplanned wildfires and prescribed burns results in the underutilization of prescribed fire. In order to ensure that the adverse health effects of ...
Smoke from the wildfires raging in Canada in 2023 have affected parts of the U.S. and even traveled across the Atlantic to Europe. Here is the expected forecast for the smoke.
The fire is still burning and producing smoke today, but that is being carried out to the east today. What are the potential impacts of the Halifax wildfire smoke? An Air Quality Alert has been issued for the entire area for the threat of reduced air quality Wednesda...
Hundreds of wildfires burning across the western U.S. and Canada are spewing dense smoke that is being carried hundreds to thousands of miles through the Plains and Midwest, into the Northeast.
The decreased air quality is due in part to wildfire smoke blowing into Montana from other western states, along withnumerous wildfiresacross Montana. As of Sunday morning (July 25), UNHEALTHY air quality levels are being reported in and around Thompson Falls in northwestern Montana. ...