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Why is wildfire smoke worse in the morning?
4 days ago
The science behind temperature inversions and how to keep yourself safe and healthy.
When is wildfire smoke too dangerous for kids' outdoor recess?
August 28, 2026, 11:03 am EDT
If wildfire smoke is blanketing your area, you might think there's an air quality threshold that will send your kids indoors. Well, there isn't.
Mom, 8 kids flee Wyoming wildfire while biking to Mexico
August 27, 2026, 11:47 am EDT
Nikki Bettis and 8 of her children were biking through Wyoming when a fast-moving wildfire closed in on their campsite near Wamsutter. The Virginia family is biking from Canada to Mexico along the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route. See their escape from the Weiser Knoll Fire, which eventually burned more than 24 square miles.
Watch these daring pilots 'swoop and scoop' to fight Europe's wildfires
August 24, 2026, 6:44 am EDT
Watch daring Canadair super scooper pilots swoop and scoop nearly 1,600 gallons of water from European lakes to fight record wildfires. Deployed under the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, these aerial firefighters are helping countries like Spain and France battle one of the worst wildfire seasons on record. But with extreme heat and drought stretching fire seasons longer, there aren't enough water bombers to go around.
Go inside Europe’s super scoopers
August 21, 2026, 12:27 pm EDT
Go inside Europe’s super scoopers
Wildfire prep DIY: Weekend tasks that could save your home
August 12, 2026, 2:14 pm EDT
Most homes lost to wildfires aren't taken by flames — they're ignited by embers. These DIY tasks can protect yours. A home-insurance expert walks through the small weekend jobs, from clearing gutters to hardening vents, that could save your house.
How Western wildfires can spawn firenadoes capable of 2000°F
August 12, 2026, 9:09 am EDT
Fire tornadoes are truly terrifying. During the West wildfire season, new firenadoes could form from any wildfire.
The tough choices ranchers face when wildfires hit
August 7, 2026, 4:07 pm EDT
When wildfires close in, ranchers have minutes to make life-or-death choices — for themselves and thousands of animals. In Utah, one rancher lost about a quarter of his herd in a single day. And what happens on his mountain could show up at your grocery store.
Utah to Texas: Ranchers' impossible choice when wildfires hit
August 7, 2026, 3:44 pm EDT
Utah rancher Trevor Barnson lost a quarter of his herd in the Cottonwood Fire — a story repeating across cattle country.
Wildfire smoke myths: What actually protects you (and what doesn't)
August 5, 2026, 6:41 am EDT
As wildfire smoke chokes many parts of the West, here's what really protects your lungs.

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