Intense smoke blanketed the northeastern United States for a second day Wednesday, turning the air a yellowish gray and prompting warnings for people to stay inside and keep windows closed. The smoke is flowing from dozens of wildfires burning in several
Smoke from Wildfires Smothering Area; Firefighters Work in Dry Conditions as Air Quality Advisory Is IssuedByline: Jim SchoettlerSchoettler, Jim
As Metro Vancouver is being warned about the risk of particulates in the air from wildfire smoke, those battling blazes in the central Okanagan say the smoke is helping their cause. The Metro Vancouver Regional District remains under an air quality advisory as a result of smoke from...
Environment Canada says smoke from both wildfires is contributing to poor air quality throughout Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and beyond. Making matters worse is a 7,600-hectare wildfire in Washington State and several others in Oregon, which winds have been blowing into Vancouver I...
Smoke from Northern California wildfires has cloaked the Lake Tahoe basin in past years. But as blazes have grown in size and intensity — partially due to climate change, scientists say — smoke that has sat atop the lake for two to three months in the past two wildfire seasons has exceede...
The dozens of fires burning across the West and Canada have blanketed the air with choking smoke from Oregon, where ash fell on the town of Cascade Lakes, to Colorado, where health officials issued an air quality advisory alert. A fire in Montana's Glacier National Park emptied the park's...
The fire prompted a smoke advisory to be issued by the South Coast Air Quality Management District. As a result, the Rancho Cucamonga Fire District recommended residents stay indoors if possible, keep windows and doors closed and reduce outdoor activities. A flash flood warning went into effect...