A steady green light, or one that flashes every 30 to 45 seconds, means there's a good power source. Irregular green flashes ...

Air is a necessity for us human beings, so monitoring it is important. Air quality is monitored in terms of the Air Quality Index(AQI), a single-number scale used to tell how polluted the air is and ...

Black pine jewel beetles, scientifically named Melanophila acuminata, belong to a unique group of insects that exhibit pyrophilous behaviour, which means they are naturally attracted to forest fires.

Hints of haze high in the skies above Seattle portend thicker smoke in the days to come while catastrophic wildfires burn in Spokane. Smoke was staying aloft Monday morning while there was a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Did you know thunderstorms can set off smoke detectors? I didn't until I heard the three dreaded beeps coming from our newly ...

Did you know thunderstorms can set off smoke detectors? I didn’t until I heard the three dreaded beeps coming from our newly installed smoke detector in the living room during the thunderstorm that ...

Jessica Guay joined KDKA as a reporter in February 2021. Before joining KDKA, Jessica was a morning anchor and reporter at WJAC in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. She was also an anchor and reporter at WCHS ...

A version of this story was originally published on Jan. 10, 2025. It has been updated to reflect the wildfires currently bringing smoke to the U.S. Interest in air filters and purifiers is spiking as ...

As smoke from hundreds of burning wildfires spread across Canada and the United States, the first three operational satellites in the Google-backed FireSat program successfully launched into orbit.

A gray haze settled over much of Wisconsin on Thursday, July 16 as Canadian wildfire smoke worsened air quality across the state. The statewide air quality alert that went into effect Tuesday, July 14 ...