Wildfires

A ball of fire and smoke was seen after the plane crashed and a helicopter is heading to the site to evaluate the situation.

Researchers found that the fine particulate matter as a result of the wildfires in Canada was just as bad as sitting in a bar full of smokers.

The footage shows the huge fires and smoke on the Greek island of Rhodes.

Areas across the Great Plains, the Midwest and the Northeast are expected to see the worst air quality as smoke continues to descend from wildfires in Canada.

It's been easy for people in certain parts of the country to look at weather-related disasters like wildfires in California or hurricanes in Florida, Texas and the Gulf Coast and think these places will bear the brunt of global warming.

Plastic has been creeping into our food, our air, our water, and our bodies for decades now.

Boulder, Colorado, one of several U.S. cities to ditch fireworks in favor of drones, made the change due to "increased fire danger fueled by climate change."

Fireworks can raise air quality index values to unhealthy or very unhealthy for several days.

Canada is already facing a record year for wildfires, with areas of the northeastern U.S. choking on the smoke. But what is causing such prolonged blazes?

In the wake of the wildfire smoke drifting down from Canada and enveloping an enormous section of the country in frightening haze and smog for days, a critical aspect of this crisis has been brought to the forefront: eco-anxiety.

A vet has offered Newsweek readers some advice on how to keep your pet safe when air quality is poor.

The Diamond Fire near Scottsdale now covers an area of 1,960 acres, with officials saying investigators have determined it to be "human-caused."

The city, situated on Lake Erie, was carpeted with smoke from Canadian wildfires on Wednesday, leading the skyline to seemingly vanish.

Fire crews have worked through the night to tackle a bush fire that has spread across 2,500 acres to the north-east of Phoenix, amid "critical" heat conditions.

An "air quality alert" was in effect until Wednesday, The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Twitter.

Parts of the United States have been engulfed in smoke from 400 wildfires burning out of control in Canada.

California usually sees the worst wildfires of any U.S. state but states like Michigan, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine are facing a higher risk at present.

As more than 8 million people breathed—and saw—the air of New York City last week, climate change went from faraway abstraction to clear and present danger.

The pet owner said their 15-year-old dog kept the mask on for "a good while" during the walk.

The video shows the path of black carbon particles, also known as soot, towards New York City, where the wildfire smoke turned the sky an eerie burnt orange.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul said the current air quality in the state was a "health and environmental crisis."

Some conspiracy theorists have speculatetd that the massive wildfires were "manufactured" by arsonists pushing a climate change agenda.

Fox News guest Steve Milloy said that the air quality in NY is simply wildfire smoke and that "this is natural. This is not because of climate change."

According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, several areas of New York have air quality levels that are considered "unhealthy."

New York City topped the rankings for the worst air pollution in the world on Wednesday and Thursday due to wildfire smoke drifting over from Quebec.

An expert has estimated that breathing in the air in New York City could be the equivalent of smoking six cigarettes a day.

Experts have blamed climate change and record-breaking temperatures for the fires, which have seen New York City become the worst in the world for air quality.

Photos show Manhattan landmarks barely visible through the haze caused by huge wildfires in Canada.

Smoke from wildfires blazing in Quebec has blanketed New York City, turning the skies a rusty-orange color.

On Wednesday, New Yorkers were experiencing one of the worse air quality indexes in the globe as smoke moves southeast from Canada's unprecedented wildfires.