Two fires are now burning in western North Carolina's McDowell County, just four months after it was hard-hit by Hurricane ...

Wildfires are becoming more frequent, extreme and destructive in the United States, especially in western states like ... risk posed by wildfires is the smoke they let off. Wildfire smoke can ...

The wildfire strikes an inland region of North Carolina that is still recovering from the damage wrought by Hurricane Helene ...

A significant body of research demonstrates that exposure to wildfire smoke has negative effects on the brain.

Wildfire smoke contains tiny particles ... wildfires will become more frequent and intense, particularly in western states. “The bottom line is, we are reducing air pollution,” Saravanan ...

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

The North Fork Fire in McDowell County has burned an estimated 200 acres in an area of heavy tree damage from Hurricane Helene. This has lead to higher smoke production that is now impacting air ...

Wildfire smoke, in addition, has eroded decades of air quality work. Since 2016 in nearly three quarters of the contiguous ...

Experts lay bare the health effects of breathing in wildfire smoke and the steps that ... extreme and destructive in the United States, especially in western states like California.

As wildfires have ripped through Los ... was most likely due to the sources of the burning in western states, which can create more toxic smoke. Another study of bushfires in Australia found ...

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 ...