In an era of town-torching megablazes spewing smoke plumes visible from space, scientists say there is still a lot they don't know about the effects of extreme fire on people, nature and the climate.

Scientists tallying effects on people and planet are flying planes through smoke belched by raging infernos, scouring satellite images ... of heat, drought and strong winds often called "fire ...

WINDBLOWN ASH FROM BURNED STRUCTURES MAY CONTAIN HIGHER AIR, TOXIC LEVELS, ASH AND WILDFIRE SMOKE HAVE LED TO UNHEALTHY AIR QUALITY AROUND LOS ANGELES. IT’S A COMMON THEME IN CALIFORNIA.

Most people appreciate that fires can cause burns and smoke inhalation, both of which can be life-threatening in their own right. What’s perhaps less well known is that both burns and smoke ...

Experts lay bare the health effects of breathing in wildfire smoke and the steps that can ... Wildfires are becoming more frequent, extreme and destructive in the United States, especially in ...

The L.A. wildfires have coincided with a 16-fold rise in hospital visits for fire-related injuries, such as burns and smoke exposure. Although the smoke’s immediate effect has begun to dissipate ...

The experiments, conducted between 2022 and 2024, involved subjecting rats and mice to “extreme heat exposures,” simulated wildfire smoke, and conditions such as solitary confinement to gain ...