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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Wildfires continue to burn in Canada, causing smoke to drift south into some parts of the U.S. That smoke ...

It’s tempting to compartmentalize the fires tearing through Southern California as some kind of environmental freak accident. The reality is more sobering. “It’s important to point the finger here at ...

Smoke that’s been blown southward from hundreds of Canadian wildfires are causing hazardous air-quality conditions. With all the nasty air particles floating around, experts say you should wear a mask ...

As wildfires scorch Canada and smoke blankets the United States from Minnesota to New England and south to Florida, millions of people are under air-quality alerts. Face masks — the same kind used in ...

Guess what’s happening with Canadian wildfire smoke now covering a lot of the Eastern U.S., triggering bad air-quality warnings. Many more people are wearing N95 face masks again. After all, such ...

EVEN MAKE THINGS MORE DANGEROUS. >> DEMOLISHING OVER 100,000 ACRES, DISPLACING ENTIRE TOWNS, FILLING OUR SKY AND LUNGS FULL OF SMOKE. THE CDC NOW ADVISING THOSE CLOTH MASKS WE WORTON PROTECT OURSELVES ...

Share on Pinterest N95 face masks offer the best protection from lung damage from wildfire smoke but KN95 masks are also effective. JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images As wildfires decimate communities ...

To avoid breathing wildfire smoke, it's important to have the right gear. Dust masks, bandanas and damp pieces of cloth won't adequately protect you from inhaling fine particulate matter like PM2.5.

SPOKANE, Wash. — As dozens of wildfires continue to burn across the West Coast, cities and towns around the Inland Northwest are inundated with smoke. The air quality in Spokane and surrounding areas ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- None of us are strangers to masks these days and now, health officials are recommending we wear them until the air quality improves. You might have bags of face masks in every ...

The Associated Press checks out some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. This one is bogus, even though it was shared widely on social media. Here are the facts: ...