This story was originally published on June 7, 2023, and has been updated. As gusty winds fuel wildfires across Southern California, residents might be noticing an unpleasant by-product of those ...

Smoke from Canadian wildfires has sent a blanket of smoke over the midwestern United States this weekend. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued air quality alerts for Minnesota and Wisconsin, ...

Experts said it's critical to protect your family from poor air quality. With record wildfires raging throughout the West, public safety experts said it's critical for residents to protect their lungs ...

A detailed view of the sun covered by smoke from the Canadian wildfires as air quality alerts were issued across Minnesota during the second round of the 3M Open 2025 at TPC Twin Cities on July 25, ...

Brian Oliver receives funding from the NH&MRC and the ARC. He is affiliated with Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, and the European Respiratory Society. The distinctive smell of smoke in ...

The effects of air pollution on kids "should have parents up in arms" to force changes in air pollution regulations, a reader said. Experts say children exposed to high air pollution levels can lose ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. A view of a wildfire as firefighting planes and helicopters drop water over flames in Mandeville Canyon on Jan. 10, 2025. A view of a wildfire as ...

Smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to bring poor air quality into the Northeast U.S. and the Upper Midwest. And the exposure to wildfire smoke remains a growing health problem. Smoke from ...

Dr. Omar Al-Heeti is an assistant professor of medicine at Southern Illinois University and practices internal medicine with a specialty in infectious diseases. He received his medical degree from the ...

NPR's A Martinez asks UCLA Health's Dr. Medell {meh-DELL} Briggs-Malonson about fire-related medical emergencies and ways to protect against dangerous air pollutants. The fires in Los Angeles have ...

You don’t have to live close to a wildfire to be affected by its smoke. With severe winds fanning the fires in and around Pacific Palisades, the Pasadena foothills and Simi Valley, huge swaths of the ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The wildfire smoke from Canada that has turned the sky in New England hazy can be harmful for some people, but there are things you can do to protect yourself. Darren Austin, ...