GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) – As the old saying goes: “Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.” As much destruction as the flames from a fire can cause, inhaling smoke can also cause damage to your body.

When wildfire smoke blanketed Vancouver in September 2020, the effects were soon felt in the city’s emergency rooms. “We do see it at the peak of the wildfire season,” said Dr. Don Sin, a ...

As the skies fill with haze and wildfire smoke turns the moon red, prompting poor air quality warnings over large chunks of Ontario and Quebec, experts are warning that, barring any major ...

BestReviews is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission. Details. Wildfires lead to widespread damage and billions of dollars in suppression costs yearly. Per the National Interagency ...

For the second day in a row, the eastern U.S. was enveloped in a hazy beige smog that blocked the skies and sun of early summer. Countless tiny particles from the raging Canadian wildfires—measuring 2 ...

Particles in the smoke are so small that they can evade some of the lung’s natural defenses, causing not only breathing problems but also other health concerns if they enter the bloodstream. Smoke ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Smoke particles from Canadian wildfires are causing air quality concerns in the Philadelphia region on Tuesday. At least 740 wildfires are currently burning in Canada, with at ...

Good morning. This is the Wednesday, June 7 edition of First Up, the Star’s daily morning digest. Sign up to get it earlier each day, in your inbox. Here’s the latest on the wildfire smoke across ...