Wildfire Smoke Is Even More Dangerous Than Anyone Knew
Smoke exposure, researchers have found, raises the risk of dementia, poor mental health, fertility problems, and ...
Pink flame retardants are being used to slow California fires. What do we know about them?
Aircraft battling fires raging through the Los Angeles area are dropping more than water: Hundreds of thousands of gallons of ...
Wildfires ignite infection risks, by weakening the body’s immune defences and spreading bugs in smoke
Over the past several days, the world has watched on in shock as wildfires have devastated large parts of Los Angeles. Beyond ...
LA fires: Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke is a growing health risk, and not well understood
Millions of people across the Los Angeles area are being exposed to wildfire smoke as fires burn through homes and vehicles.
Climate damage hits LA firefighters’ lungs
Firefighters are risking not just their lives but also their health to beat back the unprecedented blazes engulfing the Los ...
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Winter Pile Burning To Continue
Fire managers at Rocky Mountain National Park plan to take advantage of favorable winter weather and conditions to conduct ...
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How exposure to wildfire smoke can put your health at risk
As wildfires rage in southern California, Scripps News spoke with Dr. Omer Awan, a professor at the University of Maryland ...
Wildland firefighters face a big pay cut if Congress doesn’t act − that’s taking a toll on a workforce already under stress
As cool weather arrives and the number of U.S. wildfires declines, wildland firefighters who have spent months working in the ...
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Opinion: Colleen E. Reid: Wildfire smoke’s health risks can linger in homes that escape burning
When wildfires like the Marshall Fire reach the wildland-urban interface ... the chemicals released are different from what ...
Fire tornadoes are a risk under California's extreme wildfire conditions
As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but ...
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Wildland firefighters face a big pay cut if Congress doesn’t act − that’s taking a toll on a workforce already under stress
The federal wildland fire system also incentivizes overworking ... have been injured or had an illness related to their work. Smoke inhalation, living in close quarters and the daily physical ...