Spokane wildfire smoke drifts into Northern California amid triple-digit heat wave
Smoke and haze that began moving into the region late Monday will continue spreading throughout the day.
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Smoke and haze that began moving into the region late Monday will continue spreading throughout the day.
"Our message is: Wildfire smoke is very dangerous. It is an increasing threat to human health," said a study author.
As California sees an increasing amount of wildfires, researchers from Stanford University and a Northern California nonprofit are helping residents prepare for and manage their exposure to toxic wildfire smoke.
Even if Pickett Fire flames don't reach the orchards, smoke will impact the economic lifeblood of Napa Valley.
The Dragon Bravo Fire in Arizona has destroyed dozens of structures and a water treatment facility on the Grand Canyon's North Rim.
A haze visible in parts of the Sacramento Valley on Thursday is from multiple fires in Northern California.
A wildfire burning in Shasta County has torched nearly 3,000 acres since it began last week and the smoke was blanketing parts of the Sacramento Valley Sunday.
As wildfires rage across California, new research reveals an alarming impact on one of the region's most vital industries: agriculture.
Crews battling the Davis Fire near Reno were bracing for high winds and low humidity Tuesday as a Red Flag Warning went into effect through Wednesday evening.
When a wildfire rips through your community, your life and home are likely top of mind, but what about your brain health?
A new study estimates tens of thousands of people in California died premature deaths due to wildfire smoke from 2008 to 2018.
An air quality advisory for the Bay Area is being extended, as the Sites Fire continues to burn in Colusa County Wednesday.
"An astonishing amount of smoke gets inside these facilities," said one researcher who spent the past three wildfire seasons collecting data from monitors installed in long-term care facilities.
Smoke from wildfires is not the only reason for poor air quality this year. It turns out, those wildfires created another kind of pollution: Ozone.
A new study by Stanford University is revealing how smoke from wildfires may be wiping out decades' worth of progress in the fight against air pollution.
Air quality officials in Northern California are warning that smoke in some parts of our is unhealthy for sensitive groups.
A new kind of home construction is coming to Sacramento to help battle the impact of extreme heat and wildfires. The certified passive homes are built to meet a high standard for air quality and low energy use.
Smoke from the wildfires burning up north has found its way into the Sacramento Valley creating poor air quality. Much of the area is already under a red flag warning due to the low humidity, high wind and high temperatures.
Much of the northern Sacramento Valley woke up to hazy skies and the smell of smoke on Wednesday.
As wildfires rage in eastern Canada, strong winds are pushing thick plumes of smoke over the border and into the United States.
As more people across the country are seeing the impact of wildfires and smoke, scientists are turning to the promise of big data, technology and collaboration to keep big fires from spreading.
The first six weeks of Canada's 2023 wildfire season put it on track to be its most destructive in history.
Many areas on Friday were seeing improvement from earlier in the week when they were shrouded in an orange, hazardous haze.
Poor visibility is hampering flights across East Coast for second day due to smoke from more than 100 Canadian wildfires.
