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Air quality warnings remain in place across parts of the US as wildfire smoke continues to move east, leaving large areas under caution and prompting uncertainty over conditions in the days ahead. Smoke from fires in…
Copernicus data showed exceptional wildfire emissions and hazardous smoke across parts of western Europe after prolonged heat and dry conditions.
Millions of Americans faced air quality alerts from Minnesota to New York as smoke from Canadian wildfires spread across 20 US states, with authorities urging people to stay indoors.
Residents across the northeastern United States found themselves squeezed between two very different but equally dangerous weather threats this weekend, as flash flood warnings and lingering wildfire smoke combined to…
109 million people faced another day of poor air quality as smoke from wildfires burning in Ontario drifted over the US, affecting the Midwest, mid-Atlantic and northeastern states.
Smoke from Canadian wildfires has added another layer of uncertainty to the World Cup final set for the New York area, where organizers and spectators are already dealing with a mix of logistical and political…
As wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota sends air quality indexes to record levels for millions of people, a simple box fan air purifier offers a low-cost way to breathe easier indoors.
Astronaut photographs published by NASA show smoke surrounding Mount Hood and Mount Rainier as major fires affect air quality and communities.
Wildfires and heat waves are making it harder for countries to clean the air, the World Meteorological Organization warned in a new bulletin released on September 7 for the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies…
Oregon’s unusually active wildfire season is creating a new pressure point for ranchers: keeping cattle safe while fires spread through grazing areas critical to their livelihoods. According to NPR News, some of the…
British Columbia declared a province wide emergency after the Bald Range wildfire forced more than 20,000 people from communities near Okanagan Lake.
China’s smoking culture is facing a sharper public challenge as more nonsmokers, especially younger people, refuse to stay quiet about secondhand smoke. According to The New York Times, disputes between smokers and…
A series of dry thunderstorms ignited dozens of wildfires across central and eastern Oregon in mid-July 2026, forcing mass evacuations and prompting emergency declarations as smoke engulfed the region
Residents of Le Porge, a village west of Bordeaux, returned home after 13 days away to find destruction waiting for them. According to The New York Times, the community had fled France’s worst wildfire in decades, only…
Spanish authorities are working against a tight and unforgiving clock, with officials warning the country has only two crucial days to bring raging wildfires under control before rising temperatures make containment…
Retailers across Great Britain have been ordered to stop selling single-use barbecues temporarily as drought and heat drive severe wildfire conditions.
European resort wildfires have forced evacuations in Croatia and Greece, turning summer travel areas into emergency zones under intense heatwave pressure.
Three firefighters have died tackling blazes in Greece as a fourth heatwave of the summer begins across Spain and France, raising fears that recently contained wildfires could reignite.
Heatwaves, high energy prices and calls for reindustrialisation and North Sea drilling all rank high on the to-do list facing Andy Burnham as he becomes Britain's next prime minister.
As the climate crisis fuels more intense wildfires and pushes them into new parts of the world, firefighters tackling them are forced to ration resources and decide which fires to fight and which to let burn.
Fire crews in Spain and France are battling serious blazes as another heat surge strains southern Europe, while officials warn the risk remains high.
WASHINGTON: The United States is preparing a new round of tariffs that could affect dozens of trading partners as temporary global duties imposed by President Donald Trump are due to expire this week, according to…
The United States has announced new 50 per cent tariffs on a broad range of Canadian imports, escalating a trade dispute that Washington says is tied to Canada’s treatment of American-made cars, alcohol and dairy…
A blaze at a children's orphanage in the Mohammadia suburb of Algiers has resulted in 11 deaths, with investigators confirming that a malfunctioning air-conditioning unit sparked the early morning disaster