Three summers ago, the Caldor Fire burned its way up the Western Slope into the Tahoe Basin, scorching 221,835 acres. The fire burned for over two months, cloaking the lake and its surrounding ...

That first cigarette can lead to a lifetime of dependency, as well as cancer, strokes, heart attacks … Here’s why smokers crave their nicotine hit – and how they can fight back ...

No Smoking Day is a designated ocassion to spread awareness about the dangers of tobacco smoke exposure. In 2026, the event falls on March 11, i.e., today.

As multiple wildfires blaze throughout Los Angeles County, more than 180,000 people have been displaced as smoke worsens the air quality in the area. Hundreds of thousands are also without power, and ...

The massive wildfires that blanketed New York in smoke in the summer of 2023 affected how often some birds in the state sang ...

In fall 2020, I woke up in an apocalypse. It was 8 a.m., but the world outside was dark and blanketed by an angry red sky. With all the lights on in the house, we watched specks of smoke and debris ...

As climate change starts baking Colorado more, it’s set to lead to droughts, heat waves and more, stronger and longer wildfires. That’s going to mean smoke in the skies, polluting the air.

Kansas lawmakers will again consider a proposed smoking ban at the four state-owned casinos. CEASE will try again to convince Kansas lawmakers to ban smoking at the four state-owned casinos. Casinos ...

In California, days that experienced both extreme heat and wildfire smoke at the same time have seen disproportionate numbers of hospitalizations for heart and lung ailments, a new study found. The ...

Ornithologists at the Natural History Museum and UCLA are studying how smoke from the January wildfires will affect the region’s birds. It’s part of a broader scientific effort to understand the ...

The Los Angeles wildfires have caused devastating losses of homes and lives — and survivors may also face hidden, although still potentially very dangerous, health effects. Wildfire smoke contains a ...

Smoking can make you more likely to develop pneumonia, and it can also make the infection worse. It may increase the possibility of recurrent pneumonia and repeat hospital stays. Share on Pinterest ...