With wildfire smoke blowing into Saskatchewan from northern Alberta and B.C., the Air Quality Health Index can help determine ...
The study shows that “wildfire smoke is a public health threat,” according to Kai Chen, an assistant professor at the Yale ...
Wildfires are intensifying because of climate change. They’re growing larger, moving faster and burning at higher elevations than before. Together, these conditions cue a heightened health ...
By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: The Ministry of Health and Wellness warns all residents that smoke from wildfires can affect their ...
CLEVELAND — It's estimated more than one hundred wildfires are burning in western Canada and already smoke is wafting into Minnesota, Wisconsin and parts of the central U.S. Last year Canadian ...
Visits to hospital emergency rooms for asthma-related emergencies increased by 52% during the 2022 Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon ...
Wildfires can worsen air quality and increase the risk of both minor ailments and serious events like heart attacks. This is due to microscopic particulate matter in the smoke, which can get into ...
After several Canadian provinces found themselves under low air quality alerts over the past two weeks due to wildfires ...
The Canadian wildfires of June 2023 exposed a large portion of the Northeastern United States to unprecedented levels of smoke. A new model that combines wildfire smoke forecasts and data from ...
As the threat of an active wildfire season looms, there are steps individuals can take to mitigate the effects of wildfire ...
More than 100 fires are burning across Canada, with some wildfires forcing evacuations and affecting air quality in Canada ...