Updated global data show wildfire smoke pollution is higher than past estimates, with implications for air quality and ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Already grappling with an intense heat wave, several Bay Area counties are now under an air quality advisory due to smoke from a wildfire burning in Napa County. RELATED: Map: Pickett ...

(KRON) — The Bay Area Air District (BAAD) has issued an air quality advisory due to wildfire smoke from the Pickett Fire raging near Calistoga. The Air District is advising that smoke from the fire is ...

The summer of 2025 has been another harrowing season for wildfires in Canada, testing the country’s landscapes and communities and also its firefighting capacity and institutional resilience (and has ...

Smoke from wildfires is not something to be taken lightly, as it impacts air quality for miles. The danger of it can be measured on the air quality index (AQI), a scale that goes from zero to over 300 ...

Tim Fang is a digital producer at CBS Bay Area. A Bay Area native, Tim has been a part of the CBS Bay Area newsroom for more than two decades and joined the digital staff in 2006. An air quality ...

Smoke from California’s largest wildfire this year is expected to move into the Bay Area on Tuesday, prompting an air quality advisory from the Bay Area Air District. The Gifford Fire is burning about ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Health officials are advising Southern California residents to stay indoors as smoke and ash from the Saddleridge and Sandalwood fires are causing unhealthy air quality. Some as ...

Study links wildfire smoke to hundreds of premature deaths and health risks. 2023 Canadian wildfires drove some of the worst U.S. air quality in Wisconsin. 2025 fires are repeating the pattern, ...

Wildfire smoke drifting over the Washington, D.C., area is making the skies look hazy and negatively affecting air quality. The air quality index is code yellow, or moderate, in D.C. and surrounding ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Typically, on a clear day, Valley residents can enjoy a scenic view overlooking downtown Fresno. But with several wildfires burning in Fresno County, coupled with the Valley's ...