Wildfires are reversing America's progress on ozone pollution

For decades, the United States made steady progress in reducing surface ozone pollution, the main ingredient in smog. But ...
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Wildfire experts warn America is a tinderbox as drought worsens and federal fire teams lose staff

"The conditions are just ripe for some really bad outcomes." ...
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America’s wildfire risk data quietly puts millions of homes in danger

A lot of us might assume that most homes that are destroyed by wildfires were in obvious, high fire-risk areas, like on the edge of forests that frequently burn. But wildfires are a faster-growing and ...
Weather Underground

15 Sources Of Wildfire Smoke Forecasts For North America

We now live in the Pyrocene, a proposed new geologic epoch of high wildfire activity brought about by human-caused climate change. The occurrence of extreme fire weather is now roughly double compared ...
AOL

Could wildfire smoke become America's leading climate health threat by 2050?

A CalFire firefighter tries to keep the Lake fire from jumping Highway 138 above the lake on June 28 in Silverwood Lake. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) In one of the most comprehensive pictures ...
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On This Date: America's Deadliest Wildfire Event, The Great Chicago And Peshtigo Fires

In recent years, we've seen large wildfires burn towns such as Lahaina, Hawaii, and Paradise, California, to the ground. On Oct. 8, 1871, 154 years ago today, the deadliest wildfire outbreak in U.S.
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Wildfire smoke is killing Americans. A new study quantifies how much

Wildfire has long been a part of life for many Americans. But recently, as wildfires have become larger, more destructive and longer-lasting, a new risk has come into focus for millions across the ...