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Topic: Wildfire smoke

Fire crews in yellow safety jackets and helmets sweep through a burned wooded area to extinguish remains of a wildfire.

NOAA's wildfire detection system a game-changer for record-breaking Morrill fire

April 9, 2026

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Fire crews in yellow safety jackets and helmets sweep through a burned wooded area to extinguish remains of a wildfire.

Smoke and flames from the Gifford wildfire dominate the night sky in the Garcia Wilderness, a 14,000-acre portion of the Los Padres National Forest near Pozo, California on August 12, 2025. The fire started on August 1, 2025 along Highway 166, west of Cuyama and has burned more than 130,000 acres.

Multimedia story: Forecasters chart the weather battlefield for fire crews

April 9, 2026

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Smoke and flames from the Gifford wildfire dominate the night sky in the Garcia Wilderness, a 14,000-acre portion of the Los Padres National Forest near Pozo, California on August 12, 2025. The fire started on August 1, 2025 along Highway 166, west of Cuyama and has burned more than 130,000 acres.

A side-by-side comparison of the bay bridge in San Francisco, California, before (right, October 14) and during (left, November 16) the Camp Fire in 2018.

Unmasking the complicated chemistry of wildfire smoke: What's in it?

June 6, 2025

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A side-by-side comparison of the bay bridge in San Francisco, California, before (right, October 14) and during (left, November 16) the Camp Fire in 2018.

Left: July 25, 2024: Emergency responders on the scene at the California Park Fire. Right: August 8, 2024: National Weather Service Incident Meteorologist Ryan Walbrun briefs the CalFire Incident Management Team on smoke trajectory and impacts while deployed on the Park Fire.

It's not just hot air: Improved air quality model aids forecasters in the field

September 9, 2024

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Left: July 25, 2024: Emergency responders on the scene at the California Park Fire. Right: August 8, 2024: National Weather Service Incident Meteorologist Ryan Walbrun briefs the CalFire Incident Management Team on smoke trajectory and impacts while deployed on the Park Fire.

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