In recent years, Canadians have been subjected to both severe wildfire smoke and extreme heat events, as evidenced by the record-breaking 2023 wildfire season and the 2021 heat dome. Western Canada in ...

Around 270,000 children under the age of 5 die every year from breathing wildfire smoke, with 99% of these deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), according to scientists.

Jan. 7 marked one year since wildfire erupted over the Pacific Palisades. By month’s end, more than 10 wildfires — including the Palisades, Eaton, Hurst, Kenneth, Hughes and Sepulveda fires — had ...