As fires burned across LA this week, worried residents have been looking at measures of air quality to help determine how safe it is to be outside. Smoke from wildfires can travel thousands of ...

Wildfire smoke, in addition, has eroded decades of air quality work. Since 2016 in nearly three quarters of the contiguous ...

Researchers from McMaster University in Ontario, Canada have found that smoke from wildfires can transport toxic pollutants ...

But earlier in 2024, multiple states issued air quality warnings as smoke from “out of control” wildfires in Canada blew across the border for the second year in a row. The smoke makes people ...

Even if you don't live in an area where wildfires are typical, it's important to know how to protect your health.

If the air quality in your area is compromised, there are several things you can do to protect yourself. Special attention should be paid to those who have compromised respiratory, lung or heart ...

He can discuss urban and regional air quality problems, including those associated with wildfires and smoke events. Contact:[email protected] Rebecca Schmidt is a molecular epidemiologist and ...