In one study, these particles from high-altitude wildfire smoke created a dramatic cooling effect not accounted for in current climate models. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

Satellite observations of wildfire-driven thunderstorm activity and smoke plume. These images are from a June 16, 2022 active fire in New Mexico. Harvard atmospheric scientists directly sampled 5-day ...

Some wildfires are so intense, they create their own weather—thunderstorms driven by heat that hurtle smoke as high as 10 miles into the sky like giant chimneys. When these smoke plumes reach the thin ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

Dipangkar Dutta receives funding from US Dept. of Energy and NSF. A clever mathematical tool known as virtual particles unlocks the strange and mysterious inner workings of subatomic particles. What ...

Eric Risberg / AP 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 ...

THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. WE’LL HAVE THAT SMOKE AROUND AGAIN. COULD IMPACT AIR QUALITY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. AND AT THE VERY LEAST, BRING SOME HAZY SUNSHINE THAT WILL LINGER AROUND FOR MOST OF YOUR ...

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SEATTLE — Smelling smoke, seeing haze on the skyline? KOMO News Meteorologist George Waldenberger says air quality has been an issue ever since the recent heat wave promoted wildfire growth, both ...

During the last several weeks, this column has discussed the impacts of wildfire smoke over Missouri, as well as how air pollution, both natural and manmade, can impact human health. While these ...

Smoke from the Bear Gulch Fire on the Olympic Peninsula is expected to travel from Western Washington to Eastern Washington tonight (Aug. 14) and into Friday (Aug. 15), according to smoke forecasts ...

Minnesota is under yet another air quality alert Monday, as smoke from Canadian wildfires pushes into the state. Homeowners know the saying, "water finds a way." Add wildfire smoke to that distinction ...