The research focused on Seattle, a city with relatively clean air but that sees occasional spikes in smoky days due to Western wildfires. Studies already have revealed a myriad of alarming connections ...

A study has found a mismatch between wildfire risk and mitigation resources in Colorado, including a lack of local resources in the northwest, where the fourth largest wildfire in the state’s history ...

Smoke from distant wildfires can drift into a city without warning, turning the sky hazy and the air sharp. It can make your throat scratch and your eyes sting. Now, new research suggests it may also ...

Pollution from fires, intensified by rising temperatures, is on track to become one of America’s deadliest climate disasters. Source: Nature Note: Midcentury projection uses a moderate warming ...

Lessons learned from catastrophic and deadly wildfires that ravaged California in recent years could help residents and communities in and near forested areas limit damage from future fires, a ...

Wildfires can do more than burn land in their path. New research led by a University of Alabama in Huntsville scientist working with NASA shows they can also create long-lasting “heat islands” that ...