smoke

Environment Canada adopts B.C. model to warn of smoke hazards

Last year's record-breaking wildfire season forced Canadians to become familiar with the scale of air pollution as hazardous smoke drifted…

2 months ago

Minnesota and Wisconsin See Air Quality Warnings as Canadian Wildfire Smoke Drifts South

If you’re in the northern part of the Central United States and the skies look smoky, here’s why: Minnesota and…

2 months ago

Huge fire rips through Evri depot in Avonmouth as smoke seen for miles

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3 months ago

Blowing ‘smoke’: Mount Etna puts on a show by emitting rare rings into the sky

Tourists in Italy have been treated to quite the show as Mount Etna, the largest active volcano in Europe, has…

3 months ago

Iceland volcano spews smoke, lava in 4th eruption since December

A volcano in Iceland erupted for the fourth time since December on Saturday, the country's meteorological office said, spewing smoke…

4 months ago

Billowing smoke engulfs Texas as wildfires intensify

STORY: Fueled by dry and unusually warm weather, a massive wildfire has ravaged over 250,000 acres in the region, prompting…

4 months ago

Ontario says it’s working on program addressing forest firefighter smoke exposure fears, but union has doubts

A manager with Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNR) says work is underway to develop a formal program that addresses…

5 months ago

Sensors made from ‘frozen smoke’ can detect toxic formaldehyde in homes and offices

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers have developed a sensor made from "frozen smoke" that uses artificial intelligence techniques to detect…

5 months ago

Hoping to clear the air in casinos, workers seek to ban tobacco smoke

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Some casinos continue to allow indoor smoking even as the share of Americans who smoke fell…

6 months ago

DOH recommends masking due to smoke from fireworks

The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday encouraged people to wear their face masks as the “trapped” air pollution and…

6 months ago

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