Tag Archives: Wildfires

A huge wildfire tearing through California’s Los Padres national forest is threatening hundreds of homes and structures, after injuring at least three people in the days before. The Gifford fire has already scorched more than 72,000 acres (29,000 hectares) in coastal Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, north of Los Angeles, and was still burning out of control on …

People sun tan in grass off the Lakefront Trail on the North Side as a haze of Canadian wildfire smoke blankets the Chicago area and creates poor air quality, Thursday, July 31, 2025. Ashlee Rezin/AP/Chicago Sun-Times hide caption toggle caption Ashlee Rezin/AP/Chicago Sun-Times Hazy skies hung over parts of the midwest and northeastern U.S. on Sunday, caused by smoke drifting …

NY DEC issues air quality advisory due to Canadian wildfires  WSYR Smoke from Canadian wildfires brings unhealthy air to large swaths of the Midwest  AP News Minnesota faces longest air quality alert in state history with wildfires raging across Canada  MPR News Canadian wildfire smoke triggers air quality alerts in US  Al Jazeera Air quality in Minneapolis ranks 2nd worst in the world Friday, …

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Two wildfires burning in the western United States – including one that has become a “mega-fire” on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon – are so hot that they are spurring the formation of “fire clouds” that can create their own erratic weather systems. In Arizona, the wind-whipped wildfire that destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge is 9% contained and …

Gov. Cox declares state of emergency as wildfires intensify  Utah Governor’s Office (.gov) Utah governor declares state of emergency over escalating wildfires  KSL.com ‘Fire clouds’ over Arizona and Utah wildfires are creating their own erratic climate  AP News Cox issues emergency executive order due to Utah wildfires  Deseret News Hot, breezy, with a critical fire threat through Thursday evening  Yahoo Home Source link

CHICAGO (WLS) — Air Quality Alerts remain in effect for the Chicago area Friday due to smoke from Canadian wildfires. ABC7 Accuweather Meteorologist Jaisol Martinez says the smoke in the lower levels of the atmosphere will not be as dense Friday as on Thursday, but will likely remain at unhealthy and unhealthy for sensitive groups levels through the day. The …

An air quality health advisory has been issued for New York City and its surrounding areas because of smoke from wildfires in Canada. In a post on X, New York state’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Department of Health (DOH) issued the advisory for Long Island, New York City Metro, Lower Hudson Valley, Upper Hudson Valley, and the Adirondacks …

A raging wildfire near the Grand Canyon in the US has destroyed dozens of buildings – including a historic lodge that was the only accommodation available within the surrounding national park’s North Rim. The fire that destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge is one of two that has swept across tens of thousands of acres in the area. The blazes have …

A historic lodge on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim has been destroyed by a fast-moving wildfire, the park said Sunday. The Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging inside the park at the North Rim, was consumed by the flames, park Superintendent Ed Keable told park residents, staff and others in a meeting Sunday morning. He said the visitor center, the …