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Canadian Wildfire Smoke Prompts Air Quality Alerts Across the Great Lakes Region  The New York Times Smoky skies continue Friday, air quality improving gradually by Saturday  MPR News Why is the air quality bad today in Iowa? Air quality alert issued as more smoke moves in  The Des Moines Register Millions Told to Monitor Themselves for Coughing, Dizziness  Newsweek Canadian wildfire smoke will continue …

We now live in the Pyrocene, a proposed new geologic epoch of high wildfire activity brought about by human-caused climate change. The occurrence of extreme fire weather is now roughly double compared to the preindustrial period, according to a study released just this week. The Pyrocene has brought a long summer of wildfire smoke in 2025 across North America, where plumes …

When lightning struck on 4 July along the remote North Rim of Grand Canyon national park, sparking a small wildfire in a patch of dry forest, few predicted the terror and loss that lay ahead. Fire managers decided that conditions seemed ideal to let the blaze burn at a low intensity – a practice known as “control and contain” that …

The Cram fire northwest of Madras in Jefferson and Wasco counties is the largest wildfire burning in the country, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Saturday morning, officials said the fire grew more than 1,000 acres and now covers 95,631 acres with 775 people, 102 fire engines and eight helicopters battling it. It has destroyed four residences and two …

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs toured the destruction left by a wildfire along the Grand Canyon’s North Rim, on Saturday, surveying what she described as devastating damage. The governor, who has called for an investigation into how the blaze was handled, sought to gather information ahead of meetings with federal officials next week. She …

Cram Fire Grows to Largest Wildfire of the Year So Far in U.S.  The New York Times Oregon wildfire updates: Cram Fire grows to 77,158 acres in central Oregon  Statesman Journal Oregon wildfire is the largest in the country  OregonLive.com Wildfires by the numbers: How many acres burned and the estimated cost so far  KPIC Cram Fire Morning Update – Saturday, July 19, 2025 …

Japanese walking, protein tips and wildfire smoke: The week in Well+Being  The Washington Post Just 30 minutes a day of ‘Japanese walking’ may help you get in shape  The Washington Post ‘Japanese walking’ a fun way for some to boost their health  CBC I tried the walking method ‘better than 10,000 steps per day’ – this is why I’m a fan  The Independent The …

In 2020, a huge wildfire struck the Brazilian Pantanal – the largest tropical wetland area in the world. Driven by extreme drought, high temperatures and human activities, the blaze cut through more than 44,515km² of habitat and killed an estimated 17 million vertebrates. Yet, despite the devastation, a new study published in Global Change Biology has found that, once the fire …

A group of Republican lawmakers has complained that smoke from Canadian wildfires is ruining summer for Americans, just days after voting for a major bill that will cause more of the planet-heating pollution that is worsening wildfires. In a letter sent to Canada’s ambassador to the US, six Republican members of Congress wrote that wildfire smoke from Canada has been …

The view from the rebuilt Grand Canyon Lodge, the sole hotel on the canyon’s North Rim. It was destroyed in a wildfire over the weekend, nearly a century after the original burned down. National Park Service hide caption toggle caption National Park Service A raging wildfire has destroyed dozens of structures in Grand Canyon National Park, including a beloved historic …