Wildfire season in California is getting longer, more intense and more destructive. That means millions more Californians breathe polluted air more often as smoke drifts into skies across the state.

The chronic exposure to longer-lasting, more frequent wildfires could have serious effects on our health—from our lungs to our kidneys, liver, brain, and heart. A man walks past a fire-ravaged ...

More than 25,000 residents in three provinces have been evacuated as dozens of wildfires remained active Sunday and diminished air quality in parts of Canada and the U.S., according to officials.

When a wildfire rages, the flames aren't the only threat. The smoke poses its own risks. Fine particles and harmful chemicals can get into your lungs and bring on a number of health problems. Some ...

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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 ...

3:04 Hundreds on evacuation alert as wildfire near Squamish burns out of control There are approximately 225 active wildfires burning across the country, with 121 classified as being “out of control,” ...

For more than 50 years, anyone buying or renting a house could look up how vulnerable it is to flooding. But for wildfire risk, homeowners were mostly in the dark. Even with thousands of homes ...

The wildfires that tore through western Maui last week have already earned the tragic distinction of being among the deadliest in modern U.S. history — and the death toll is only expected to climb as ...

A fast-moving wildfire dubbed the Canyon Fire has scorched 5,000 acres across Ventura and Los Angeles counties, prompting mandatory evacuations and a local emergency proclamation. The blaze erupted ...