OAKLAND, Calif. - Air quality and disease researchers say data suggests wildfire smoke can increase the spread of COVID-19 and other infections if precautions are not taken. Exposure to fine pollution ...

A new study finds that smoke particles in the stratosphere can trigger chemical reactions that erode the ozone layer -- and that smoke particles from Australian wildfires widened the ozone hole by 10 ...

Wildfire smoke has been easy to spot in Minnesota this week, coating the Twin Cities in a brownish haze that obscured the downtown skylines. But experts in lung health are more concerned about the ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — The primary topic of discussion the last couple days has been the smoke from wildfires in Canada that has infiltrated the skies over most of the mid-Atlantic and Northeast. It ...

The ceilometer is a scientific tool of observation used by airports daily. It informs aircraft pilots of cloud heights and bases for safe takeoff and landing. In recent years, scientists have found a ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Millions of people are impacted by the wildfire smoke coming from Canada. It's causing air quality alerts for 3/4 of the U.S. Yes, it's hazy, but what makes the wildfire smoke ...