Midwest States, Often Billed as Climate Havens, Suffer Summer of Smoke, Drought, Heat The lingering presence of wildfire smoke has made for an unusual start to summer across the Midwest. It also comes during a near-record drought crisping fields across the Corn Belt and the threat of hotter summers to come. By Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Chloe Johnson, Minneapolis Star-Tribune
As Extreme Fires Multiply, California Scientists Zero In on How Smoke Affects Pregnancy and Children By Emma Foehringer Merchant
Wildfire Smoke May Worsen Extreme Blazes Near Some Coasts, According to New Research By Emma Foehringer Merchant
Recent Megafire Smoke Columns Have Reached the Stratosphere, Threatening Earth’s Ozone Shield By Bob Berwyn
Dangerous Air: As California Burns, America Breathes Toxic Smoke By Alison Saldanha, Farida Jhabvala Romero, Caleigh Wells and Aaron Glantz
As Wildfire Smoke Blots Out the Sun in Northern California, Many Ask: ‘Where Are the Birds?’ By Deborah Petersen