When wildfires burn, the smoke can travel long distances and degrade air quality far away, which presents risks for those breathing it.

Chicago had the worst air quality in the world for a few hours Thursday, thanks to smoke from Canadian wildfires.

Near Nebo, North Carolina, three people were rescued and at least 25 others were evacuated from a campground due to rising floodwaters.

Air quality alerts were in effect in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, as well as eastern Nebraska and parts of ...

Air quality will deteriorate across 12 states through Saturday, mainly in the Upper Midwest, as wildfire smoke pours into the ...

Smoke from Canadian wildfires have continued to drift over the Midwest, blanketing the region with haze and poor air quality, prompting the National Weather Service (NWS) and local departments to ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Most of the Chicago area remains under an Air Quality Alert on Saturday due to smoke from Canadian wildfires ...

National Weather Service officials issued an air quality alert set to expire at midnight Saturday for the Chicago and ...

Air quality alerts have been issued across most of the Midwest, and hundreds of wildfires are burning across Canada.

Minneapolis faced severely degraded air quality, ranking among the worst globally due to smoke drifting from Canadian ...