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 ...

Wildfire smoke spreading from Canada have resulted in multiple alerts across nearly a dozen states this summer. And while these Canadian fires are largely contained, they’re far from the only problem.

The West Coast’s wildfire crisis is no longer just the West Coast’s wildfire crisis: As massive blazes continue to burn across California, Oregon, and Washington, they’re spewing smoke high into the ...

On top of their risk to human health and the environment, emissions from wildfire smoke can also alter the climate — even “hundreds of hours” after the smoke has plumed, according to a recent study ...