Canada is facing another dangerous wildfire season, with burning forests sending smoke plumes across the provinces and into the U.S. again. The pace of the 2025 fires is reminiscent of the ...
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 ...
As North America battles one of its most destructive wildfire seasons, with more than 40,000 blazes scorching nearly 3 million acres in the US and over 5.5 million acres in Canada as of July 2025, a ...
Wildfire smoke puts harmful particle pollution into the air. Exposure to it over time can lead to heart and lung problems. People in the U.S. are breathing in four times as much wildfire smoke on ...
In this photo released by the Jasper National Park, smoke rises from a wildfire burning near Jasper, Alberta, Canada, Wednesday, July 24, 2024 [AP Photo/Jasper National Park/The Canadian Press] The ...
The hazy air hovering over US metropolises, including Chicago and New York, this summer is reminding Americans of just how connected they are with their northern neighbor, regardless of how much ...