As wildfire smoke from Canada drifted across northern Illinois today, air quality conditions deteriorated rapidly throughout the Chicago metropolitan area. Public monitoring stations reported Air Quality Index (AQI) levels reaching…
In Southern California, early April marked the start of wildfire season with two significant blazes: the Springs Fire in Riverside County and the smaller but still destructive Crown Fire…
Study Finds Wildfires Amplify Effects of Short-term Exposure to Particulate Matter on COVID-19 Cases and Deaths As of August 17, 2021, nine new wildfires were reported across Montana, Washington, California,…
