NOAA introduces the RRFS-Smoke model, a new tool that predicts the movement of wildfire smoke and its impact on air quality.

Aerosol particles in high smoke plumes reflect more light back into space. Closer to Earth’s surface, there is more oxygen to absorb light at the 688 nanometer wavelength, so less light is reflected.

California could see 4,500 more deaths a year than today and San Diego County could see hundreds more deaths each year.

Smoke from numerous wildfires burning across the western United States was visible in satellite imagery from Monday, September 8. CSU/CIRA and NOAA said the “thick grayish-brown smoke” was captured by ...

When wildfire smoke from Canada turned New York City’s sky an eerie orange in June 2023, millions of Americans who’d never ...

Smoke from wildfires burning across the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia sent air quality plummeting Tuesday, Sept. 2, making eastern Washington one of the most polluted regions in the nation.

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — The wildfire emergency in South Florida continues. As of Thursday morning, two separate brush fires in the Everglades—one sparked Monday, the other Tuesday—have scorched ...

Smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketed much of the United States in August, with the Midwest and Northeast facing the heaviest and most frequent exposure. This month, the 2025 wildfire season became ...

Multiple wildfires are actively burning across California, with some ignited by recent dry lightning strikes. High temperatures and dry conditions are fueling the fires, extending the wildfire risk ...

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 ...

Multiple wildfires are burning across California, fueled by high temperatures, dry winds, and low humidity. Cooler weather and coastal fog are aiding firefighting efforts in some areas, but conditions ...

Wildfire smoke from Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia has severely impacted air quality in eastern Washington. Winds from the east and northeast have largely contained the smoke east of the ...