For those who must go outside, he strongly recommends wearing an N95 mask to protect against smoke inhalation and staying hydrated throughout the day. Houston's air quality is expected to decrease ...

The good news is that N95 masks can filter out 95% of smoke particles, according to California’s health department. The best thing to do is stay inside and limit your outdoor activities ...

Over the course of just a year smoke from wildfires and prescribed burns across the U.S. caused billions of dollars in ...

University of Utah researchers identify dust and wildfire smoke as new air quality threats on the Wasatch Front, discussed at ...

“It doesn’t filter out as fine of particles as the N95 does.” Researchers have looked into wearing cloth masks during wildfire smoke and found that it “led to more exposure because some of ...

Researchers estimated that smoke from wildfires and prescribed burns caused $200 billion in health damages in 2017, and that these were associated with 20,000 premature deaths. Senior citizens were ...

Wildfire smoke can be seriously harmful (AFP via Getty ... investing in filtration technologies, and passing out N95 masks and other protections could help protect vulnerable populations.

(NewsNation) — With nearly 3000 acres burning in Califonia, health experts say N95 respirator masks offer the best protection against harmful wildfire smoke, provided they are worn correctly and ...

AS firefighting teams continue their battle against a stubborn subsurface fire in Amelia’s Ward, Linden, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken ...

For those in affected areas, Gurevich recommends staying in a car or wearing an N95 mask if sensitive to smoke. "You don't want this to be your first experience in finding out you have asthma," he ...

The Trump administration’s mass federal firings include the scientific investigators who make dangerous workplaces safe for ...