In the current blazes, the same offshore winds that have caused the fires to spread so quickly have also blown smoke out to sea, away from many people, reducing the air quality impact. In 2020 ...

Unlike typical wildfires, smoke from the L.A. fires — consisting of toxic materials from burned down homes, cars, and more — poses additional risks to public health.

The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with devastating fire damage.

The Gilman Fire broke out in La Jolla neighborhood today, while a brush fire at the border with Mexico, has engulfed 20 acres ...

Earlier this month, relentless 90-mile-an-hour Santa Ana winds sent wildfires tearing through Greater Los Angeles, taking more than two dozen lives, flattening neighborhoods and decimating ...

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Crews worked overnight to contain a wildfire that has burned thousands of acres and forced expanded evacuation orders and warnings north of the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego County. The blaze, ...

Approximately $16,000 has been appropriated by Miami Regionals, $20,000 allocated through the Miami Middletown Rising ...

The Air Quality Index measured 156 near Forks, Washington, and received a rating of "unhealthy," meaning some members of the general public may experience health effects and members of sensitive ...

SO THEY SAW MORE OF THAT IMPACT WITH THAT AIR QUALITY. NOW, WINDS PREDOMINANTLY COMING FROM THE NORTH NORTHEAST, ESPECIALLY AROUND MOSS LANDING, WHERE CURRENT ... THAT PLUME OF SMOKE IN TOWARDS ...