I talked with a modeling expert at NOAA about how our best weather models handle the smoky sky. Not all of our favorite weather models have modules in them to forecast the motion and thickness of ...

The wildfires out West are spewing another big patch of smoke into the Midwest. The smoke is going to cover Michigan’s skies also very shortly. One of our best weather models, the High Resolution ...

We now live in the Pyrocene, a proposed new geologic epoch of high wildfire activity brought about by human-caused climate change. The occurrence of extreme fire weather is now roughly double compared ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For several awful days in early September, it seemed like the entire ...

We have polls to try to gauge public opinion. We have models to forecast atmospheric conditions. Sometimes they’re wrong. Just as pollsters sometimes fail to correctly predict elections, weather and ...

Wildfire smoke is no longer just a short‑lived air quality problem drifting over cities for a few hazy days. New research shows that when these plumes rise high into the atmosphere, they can spawn ...