It’s tempting to compartmentalize the fires tearing through Southern California as some kind of environmental freak accident. The reality is more sobering. “It’s important to point the finger here at ...

SEATTLE - Western Washington continues to be in the red as air quality across Puget Sound is considered unhealthy for everyone. To be protected by a mask that filters out the dangerous particles from ...

Guess what’s happening with Canadian wildfire smoke now covering a lot of the Eastern U.S., triggering bad air-quality warnings. Many more people are wearing N95 face masks again. After all, such ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With wildfire smoking spreading as far south as the Gulf Coast states, air quality and visibility will be impacted, especially for ...

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The Washington state Department of Health put out recommendations about how to stay safe from wildfire smoke during the coronavirus pandemic. “Early evidence indicates wildfire smoke exposures can ...

As wildfires scorch Canada and smoke blankets the United States from Minnesota to New England and south to Florida, millions of people are under air-quality alerts. Face masks — the same kind used in ...

Some experts are questioning whether face masks should continue to be worn after the COVID-19 pandemic to protect people from the flu, common cold and other respiratory viruses. Now, similar queries ...

As wildfires burning around Northern California pump out wildfire smoke, many residents may turn to N95 masks to protect themselves from particulates in the air. But some officials are saying people ...

One common concern about cloth face masks is the level of filtration they provide. The fabric’s mesh is often too open to filter out smaller particles such as smoke, dust, or viruses. A popular ...