How can smoke from West Coast fires cause red sunsets in New York?
Last week, much of the Midwest and eastern US experienced hazy skies and red sunsets. The cause was smoke transported from the Western US by the jet stream and spread as far as Boston and even Europe.
Sept. 22, 2020 • ~4 min
Tags: atmosphere pollution wildfires smoke sun fire jet-stream fire-season
Smoke from wildfires can worsen COVID-19 risk, putting firefighters in even more danger
Wildfire smoke makes it harder for firefighters's bodies to fight off viruses. Social distancing is difficult in that environment, but fire crews are coming up with solutions.
Sept. 11, 2020 • ~8 min
Tags: health covid-19 coronavirus pandemic wildfires smoke
What's in wildfire smoke, and why is it so bad for your lungs?
Wildfires blanketing several Western cities are creating hazardous health conditions. Don't count on cloth masks to protect your lungs.
Aug. 20, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: health environment covid-19 coronavirus pollution lungs heat-wave forests air-pollution heat particulates wildfires smoke firefighting
What's in that wildfire smoke, and why is it so bad for your lungs?
Wildfires blanketing several Western cities are creating hazardous health conditions. Don't count on cloth masks to protect your lungs.
Aug. 20, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: health environment covid-19 coronavirus pollution lungs heat-wave forests air-pollution heat particulates wildfires smoke firefighting
The secondhand smoke you're breathing may have come from another state
According to a new study, about four in 10 air pollution deaths in the US are due to emissions crossing state lines.
Feb. 12, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: pollution smoking data air-pollution emissions smoke clean-air-act regulations charts respiratory-health
A.I. sniffs out smoke damage in vineyards
"…with a relatively small investment and the right software models based on machine learning, winemakers could have a solution to smoke taint in their pocket."
Tags: fires smoke artifical-intelligence science-and-technology earth-and-environment wine grapes
Wildfire health hazards extend hundreds of miles
Wildfires can send hazardous particles way beyond the flames, potentially upping health risks as far as 600 miles away.
Tags: pollution wildfire forests air-pollution emissions smoke earth-and-environment health-and-medicine hearts
Massive wildfire cloud sheds light on nuclear war’s impact
Wildfires in British Columbia in 2017 caused the formation of a cloud so big that scientists say it will help them model the effects of a nuclear war.
Tags: wildfire smoke nuclear-weapons ozone science-and-technology wars soot
Caterpillars take in haze and sustain damage
Air reaches cells inside caterpillars' bodies in a very direct way. Could they be a way to monitor haze?
Tags: pollution insects smoke butterflies earth-and-environment
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