Wildfires have now scorched four million acres of land in the U.S. Federal fire managers say all of the country's resources are currently deployed to major fires.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The sun rises behind the skyline of midtown Manhattan and the Empire State Building in New York City as smoke from wildfires from Canada moves into the region on July 15, 2026, as seen ...

Mary Roeloffs is a Forbes breaking news reporter covering pop culture. Roughly 850 wildfires are burning in Canada, many of the largest in Ontario, and more than a dozen are ablaze in northern Minnesota as of Wednesday, coinciding with an extreme heat ...

Roughly 100 fires are raging out of control in Ontario, sending smoke streaming 1,000 miles to the south and east. Smoke from devastating wildfires in Canada is blanketing a large swath of the Midwest and Northeast this week, causing cities across the ...

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This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Much of the Midwest and East Coast, including major cities like New York, has been blanketed in smoke and dangerously poor air quality for days.

Canada's latest wildfire update shows 893 active wildfires, including 209 classified out of control, as smoke from ongoing fires continues affecting air quality in New Jersey and across the Northeast. The country remains at National Preparedness Level 4.

At the turn of the century, wildfires destroyed only about 3% of the California homes they came into contact with. By 2020, the rate had risen to 18%, a new study found.