As wildfires grow in severity and frequency, they’re not only threatening lives but also our visual connection to the cosmos ...

Buildings in the Philadelphia skyline shrouded in smoke from Canada wildfires, seen from Camden, N.J. on June 8, 2023. Travelers and American Forests, a non-profit conservation group, have some simple ...

What is the wind saying? What tricks does Mother Fire have up her sleeve? And, importantly, how will the day end? In calm twilight laced with thin smoke and the soft sound of dying, crackling fires?

The haze is caused by an atmospheric phenomenon called an inversion, which can trap smoke, dust and other pollutants in stagnant air. It's why officials urge caution before lighting fires.

SO AS WE HEAD INTO THE NEW YEAR.. TOOMEY SAYS THE MESSAGING AROUND FIRE SAFETY IN THE HOME.. REMAINS THE SAME. <WORKING SMOKE ALARMS HAVE BEEN OUR MESSAGE ALL YEAR. MOST FIRES ARE MISSING WORKING ...

Multiple fire departments respond to a house fire in the 3000 block of Mallard Point in Island Lake after a fire broke out in an attached garage of a home Friday evening. | Photo: Nick Rusin Residents ...

The M6 in Birmingham is closed in both directions, near the NEC, this morning after a vehicle fire which left smoke billowing across the motorway lanes. Motorists are being urged to use other ...

And weather experts say the rain that fell throughout the region will help lower the chances of wildfires. The U.S. Drought Monitor, which posts a map of drought conditions across the country ...

Wildfire risk is a constant threat to San Diego County and residents know all too well the feeling of seeing a plume of smoke rising above the skyline. But not all vegetation fires are bad.

For those severely impacted by the smoke, Dr Sutton said face masks were an option. "They're not for everyone. They need to be fitted properly. If they're not fitted properly, they're not working," he ...

These sustained winds have forced the fire to spread towards the northwest, while also carrying smoke close to 100 km ahead of the fire front. The map below shows the modelled winds over western Vic ...