Browsing: Wildfire

Elton Slone and his colleagues at the Robert Craig Winery in Napa valley had gathered for their annual pre-harvest company party last week – complete with…

Choking smoke spewed by wildfires is far more dangerous than previously thought, a new study has found, with death tolls from short-term exposure to fine particulates…

The U.S. Forest Service has been sending out crews to fight fires without the recommended masks for decades. Hannah Dreier, a New York Times investigative reporter,…

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Hundreds of firefighters are battling to stop the spread of a fast-moving wildfire in southern France after one woman died and nine people were injured as…

Wildfires have devastated the western US and Canada this week, resulting in destruction, injury, evacuation and poor air quality. On Tuesday, several states – including Colorado,…

Evacuations have been ordered in central California, as a massive wildfire is churning through the brush-covered hillsides in Los Padres national forest. More than 450 structures…

Blazes across several Canadian provinces and territories pose health risks to Canadians and their southern neighbours.Smoke from wildfires burning in Canada has triggered air quality alerts…

Wildfire Smoke from Canada Blankets the U.S. Midwest in Haze of Bad Air QualityWinds from the northwest are blowing cool, dry air—but also wildfire smoke—into the…

When lightning struck on 4 July along the remote North Rim of Grand Canyon national park, sparking a small wildfire in a patch of dry forest,…