Wildfires can expose people to harmful airborne compounds like ash and smoke. Research has shown that even months after a ...

Officials said the fire, which had spread to more than 500 acres by Thursday night, was miles away from threatening any homes ...

Wold agrees. “The distance from the wildfire smoke is important, as levels will lessen according to distance,” he says. “However, the particulate matter contained within wildfire smoke can ...

The more researchers learn about wildfire smoke, the more worrisome the picture gets. Smoke contains microscopic particles known as PM 2.5 because the PM (particulate matter) measures 2.5 ...

In the days after the devastating wildfires, air monitors recorded some of the highest levels of air pollution in recent ...

The wildfire smoke that often wafts across the U.S. West ... that drops off quickly with distance,” Corwin said. “Substantial losses are specific to the area directly around the fire where ...