A haze visible in parts of the Sacramento Valley is from multiple wildfires burning in Northern California. A north wind is pushing the smoke to the valley, and a high-pressure system is locking it in with little wind.

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder found that wildfires in Colorado and throughout the western United States can dramatically alter the water quality of rivers and streams up to

The amount of land burned this year is on pace to be the most since 1994, as 100 blazes roared on Friday across the central Canadian province.

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Massive wildfires have torn through Syria’s coastal mountain region of Jabal Turkman since Thursday, destroying thousands of acres (hectares) of forest and overwhelming emergency services.

The Green Mountain Fire, located six miles south of Ovando, burned 20 acres and is sitting at 0%.The Garnet Mountain Fire, located 12 miles southwest of Ovando,

The current infrastructure also isn’t set up to fully account for the shifting behavior of wildfire smoke, which can travel hundreds of miles or more from fire sources to affect air quality and public health in distant communities. That smoke can also include toxins, such as lead when cars and homes burn.

A blaze in southern France forced the closure of the Marseille airport, and weather agencies issued warnings for other parts of Europe where temperatures were expected to climb this week.

Thousands more wildfire evacuees in Saskatchewan and Manitoba will start making the trek home in the coming days as officials in the provinces continue to lift evacuation orders. The Shoe fire is now 50 per cent contained, Pisew and Wolf fires are 30 per cent contained and the Ditch fire is now 80 per cent contained, the SPSA announced Monday.