Another study looked at suicides and drug overdoses before and after the Maui fires. Researchers found a 97% jump in suicide and overdose deaths in Maui during August 2023 — the same month the fires hit. Hawaii as a whole saw a 46% increase that month.

The wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles earlier this year — burning entire neighborhoods to the ground, straining firefighting resources and forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes — may have led to hundreds more deaths than were recorded,

Wildfires that devastated parts of the Los Angeles area in January indirectly led to hundreds of deaths in the ensuing weeks, far exceeding the official toll of 31 fatalities, according to a study released on Wednesday.

Air quality alerts are in effect in the Philadelphia area, fueled by smoke from wildfires that are burning thousands of miles away.

The Gifford Fire, a wildfire burning in Central California that has destroyed over 83,000 acres in five days, continues to rage and is now accompanied by two additional fires emerging nearby, according to officials.

The Gifford Fire in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties is now the largest California wildfire of the year.

The Gifford Fire in Southern California has consumed more than 82,000 acres and triggered mandatory evacuations across parts of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, according to Cal Fire. The blaze remains only 7% contained,

More than 1,800 firefighters were deployed to the area close to the Spanish border

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