Smoke from massive wildfires in Canada and Minnesota envelops the Washington, D.C., skyline Friday morning, reducing visibility and casting a haze over the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial. Finn Gomez/Getty Images hide title toggle title Finn Gomez/Getty Images One version of this story was originally published on January 10, 2025. It has been updated to
People wear masks in Chicago on Thursday to protect themselves from smoke from the Canadian wildfires. City officials are encouraging people to stay indoors as data shows Chicago has some of the worst air quality of any major city in the world. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide title toggle title Scott Olson/Getty Images One version of
Zoox issued a software recall after one of its robotaxis had trouble navigating a smoke-filled emergency fire scene in June. The Amazon-owned company said Friday that it shipped a software update that should fix the problem in its fleet of 105 vehicles. No one was aboard the vehicle during the June incident, and Zoox told
After a slow start to Canada’s 2026 fire season, activity rebounded in late June amid dry, warm conditions and moved back closer to the 25-year average. As of mid-July, nearly 850 fires were actively burning across the country, according to the Canadian Interagency Wildfire Centre. More than 180 of them burned in Ontario. This NOAA-21
Dramatic video shows a freight train in Canada surrounded by wildfire flames and workers calling for emergency rescue as they report they are “engulfed” in fire. “This could potentially hit us here, this has gotten a little scary,” says a crew member as the train passes burning trees near Armstrong, Ontario. There are more than
Dense smoke from several large wildfires raging in Canada and Minnesota is expected to blanket large swaths of the Midwest and northeastern United States this week, exposing millions of people to dangerous air pollution. Minnesota officials issued an air quality alert Tuesday through Friday for areas including the Twin Cities metropolitan area, Alexandria and Two