wildfires

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has implemented an annual brush burning ban from March 16 to May 14, as announced by Commissioner Basil Seggos. This preventive measure, enacted yearly since 2009, aims to mitigate wildfire risks and reduce air pollution, particularly noting the heightened fire danger following an unusually dry winter. […]

Wildfire smoke is affecting air quality across nearly half of Texas, particularly in the Texas Panhandle, causing health concerns and poor visibility. Lubbock experienced unhealthy air levels, which slightly improved but remained concerning for sensitive groups such as the elderly, children, and those with respiratory conditions. The smoke, carrying hazardous particulate matter known as PM2.5, […]

Wildfires in Canada have caused a fresh wave of smoke to descend on the region of Rochester. The Environmental Protection Agency has indicated that the Air Quality Index in the area exceeded 150 yesterday morning, which implies that breathing conditions were unsafe, particularly for those who are more vulnerable. To combat this, Monroe County has […]

Yesterday, seven new wildfires were reported, making the total fire count 91 in the US. According to the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), more than 1.8 million acres have burned since these fires began and more than 22,300 wildland firefighters and incident management teams are involved in stopping the fires. So far this year, 37,803 […]

Large fires have been actively burning for weeks across the Western U.S, such as California and Oregon, and in Canada. The largest fire in Oregon has now burned more than 600 square miles of land. The fire has become so large that it has created its own weather. Smoke has drifted over major cities nearly […]

As if this holiday week isn’t stressful enough, citizens in Southern California are expecting extreme weather conditions that range from los Angeles to the Mexico Border. The National Weather Service has issued a warning, saying that 45-65 mph winds are expected on Thanksgiving day. These winds are expected to knock out power and make the […]

The state of California will be phasing out all gas-powered vehicles by 2035. The reason for this new bill is to encourage people who I’ve in California to buy electric vehicles. California also wants to lead the country in the reduction of greenhouse emissions. The new executive order signed by Governor Gavin Newsom will not […]

The West Coast is in for another round of heat as a major weather pattern rolls into that part of the country. This weather pattern will create perfect conditions for more wildfires and also a major heatwave in the South West. Yesterday there were already high wind warnings and air quality alerts in place for […]

An executive order by California Governor Gavin Newsom was signed on Wednesday that will slowly phase out gas powered cars by 2035. More specifically, the order will ban the sale of internal combustion vehicles and encourage zero-emission cars instead, thereby decreasing California’s greenhouse gas emissions to reduce pollution. Newsom gave a statement, saying: “For too […]

The President was in Sacramento Monday for a briefing on the record-setting wildfires that have devastated California. During the brief, the secretary of California’s Natural Resources Agency, Wade Crowfoot pleaded for assistance from the government. He stated how climate change was impacting California with extreme temperatures and working with science to succeed in protecting California. […]