Rising temperatures pose new challenges for firefighters who have made incremental progress against a massive wildfire in central California that has injured four people as it has become the biggest b ...

New research argues that the Eaton and Palisades fires may have been far more deadly than what's reflected in coroner reports ...

A team of researchers found that the number of deaths in L.A. County over a period of weeks from when the Eaton and Palisades fires started exceeded what was expected. The difference, they found, ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The toll of wildfires is usually counted in acres burnt, property destroyed and lives lost to smoke and ...

The Gifford Fire in California has grown to nearly 84,000 acres as of Wednesday, Aug. 6, making it the largest blaze the ...

While dry weather is expected later this week across Massachusetts, forecasters anticipate temperatures to rise ahead of ...

When we have bad air qualities, you can wear n95 mask like this to protect yourself. But health officials say the best way to ...

It’s more than just winds that play a factor in how this smoke gets to our region–meteorology and atmospheric conditions play a huge role.

The Rosa Fire burning along Highway 74 grew to more than 1,600 acres with 15% containment Tuesday afternoon, according to an ...

Big heat is heading for the northern tier of the Northeast, while humidity levels stay down for much of the Northeast.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- An air quality alert has been extended for part of the Chicago area through Thursday. The alert for McHenry, Lake, Kane, DuPage, Kendall, Grundy, Cook and Will counties in Illinois ...