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Wildfire Smoke May Worsen Extreme Blazes Near Some Coasts, According to New Research

Scientists identified a positive feedback of smoke spurring weather changes that encourage the growth of extreme wildfires on the West Coast and in Southeast Asia.

By Emma Foehringer Merchant

Smoke from Southern California wildfires moves towards the Pacific Ocean, creating spectacular dark skies as a local on Oxnard Shores Beach California captures the moment on Nov. 9, 2018. Credit: Paul Harris/Getty Images
Smoke from the East Troublesome Fire fills the sky above buildings in Estes Park on Oct. 22, 2020. Credit: Matthew Jonas/MediaNews Group/Boulder Daily Camera via Getty Images

Deadly ‘Smoke Waves’ From Wildfires Set to Soar

By Bob Berwyn

A helicopter drops water onto a large bushfire in Bargo, southwest of Sydney on Dec. 19, 2019. Credit: Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images

Recent Megafire Smoke Columns Have Reached the Stratosphere, Threatening Earth’s Ozone Shield

By Bob Berwyn

A firefighting helicopter flies past smoke plumes after making a water drop during the Dixie Fire on Aug. 18, 2021 near Susanville, California. Credit: Patrick T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images

Dangerous Air: As California Burns, America Breathes Toxic Smoke

By Alison Saldanha, Farida Jhabvala Romero, Caleigh Wells and Aaron Glantz

A farmworker carries a box of broccoli in a field on Jan. 22, 2021 in Calexico, California. Credit: Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images

Fires Fuel New Risks to California Farmworkers

By Liza Gross

The sun rises behind the skyline of lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in a haze created by smoke from west coast wildfires in New York City on September 17, 2020.

Smoke From Western Wildfires Darkens the Skies of the East Coast and Europe

By Ilana Cohen

Smoky skies from the northern California wildfires turn the sky a glowing orange in San Francisco, California on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. Credit: Ray Chavez/MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images

As Wildfire Smoke Blots Out the Sun in Northern California, Many Ask: ‘Where Are the Birds?’

By Deborah Petersen

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