More than a week after a series of wildfires broke out in and around Los Angeles, winds are starting to let up, giving ...

The toxic residues of burned houses, electronics and cars combine with carcinogenic fire retardants create a formidable ...

As the deadly California fires persisted into a second week, a West Virginia University air quality expert said people within ...

As crews continue to battle the deadly blazes in Southern California, there is another worry lingering for those in the area ...

A pulmonary doctor is warning survivors to wait, if they can, to visit their fire-damaged homes. If they do go into a burn ...

Small particles from the raging wildfires in Los Angeles that have killed residents ... ‘We more we look, the more we see that lower and lower doses will have negative effects,” said Edelman. If and ...

After the fires get under control, wind could help push some particles out of the air, as will gravity with some larger ...

Experts at CU Boulder said that fire emits a lot of particles and gases, and some of the smaller particles can penetrate deep into the lungs. It can create short and even long-term effects on health.

The Los Angeles fires are blanketing the surrounding area in acrid smog, a haze of smoke carrying dangerous gases that pose ...

Fires continue to ravage Los Angeles County in California. The smoke and pollution poses a threat to certain vulnerable groups.

Wildfire smoke causes particularly dangerous air quality, especially for sensitive groups that include children and pregnant people.