Women and children were at higher risk for mental health problems linked to wildfire smoke, with a 17% and 46% increased risk ...

When the catastrophic Los Angeles fires broke out, John Volckens suspected firefighters and residents were breathing toxic ...

Over the course of just a year smoke from wildfires and prescribed burns across the U.S. caused billions of dollars in damages and tens of thousands of early deaths. In 2017, when there were ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) In 2017, smoke from wildfires and prescribed burns in the U.S. resulted in $200 billion in health damages and 20,000 premature deaths, with senior citizens and ...

It visibly lingers in the air, during and after a wildfire: a thick blanket of smoke and soot coupled with ash coating parked cars. Santa Ana winds can spread these clouds of unhealthy air ...

Still, the mix of gases and particle pollution in wildfire smoke can travel far from an initial blaze — as when smoke from Canadian wildfires in 2023 reached the southern U.S. — and may ...

Wildfire smoke High pollen counts from oak, cedar, and juniper trees Circulating viruses such as COVID-19, influenza, and RSV Combination effects of smoke and pollen exposure Dr. Else said ...

The over 8,000-acre Crabapple Fire is just one of 11 wildfires that started in Texas Saturday, heavy winds bring smoke from these fires up to Austin and surrounding areas. According to the Centers ...

The smoke originated from a massive brush fire in southern Miami-Dade County, which has already burned 3,600 acres and remained only partially contained as of Wednesday, according to the Florida ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Recent wildfire smoke and wind gusts have worsened respiratory symptoms for some Austinites. One local physician said more patients are coming into his office worried about air ...

breeding favorable fire conditions. Smoke billowing out of the blaze has been seen as far east as Bee Cave, Austin and Bastrop. According to the Texas A&M Forest Service, as of Sunday morning ...

A wildfire ignited near Fredericksburg on Saturday, and strong winds are pushing smoke and ash east toward Bee Cave, Austin and Bastrop, according to the National Weather Service. Most parts of ...