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Wildfires live briefing: Air quality improving in swaths of the U.S., but trouble spots remain

By Matthew Cappucci, Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff and Victoria Bisset

The D.C. region just saw its worst smoke pollution on record

By Ian Livingston

How long will wildfire smoke last? Here’s latest air quality forecast.

By Matthew Cappucci and Jason Samenow

El Niño is back, and is poised to turbocharge extreme weather

By Scott Dance

What’s actually in all that smoke you’re breathing

By Kasha Patel and Allyson Chiu

CAPITAL WEATHER GANG FORECASTS

PM Update: Isolated showers this evening ahead of a toastier weekend

Significant smoke concerns are done, although there may be brief increases through the night. It's will be feeling more like June this weekend.

By Ian Livingston40 minutes ago

Find out just how bad wildfire smoke has been in your area

Smoke from wildfires in Canada spread record-breaking air pollution across the United States. Use our tool to check the smoke pollution where you live.

By Veronica Penney, Niko Kommenda, Naema Ahmed and John Muyskens

Arctic may have summers with no sea ice sooner than projected, study finds

By Anumita Kaur and Chris Mooney

Smoke brings a warning: There’s no escaping climate’s threat to health

By Dan Diamond, Joshua Partlow, Brady Dennis and Emmanuel Felton

Forecasters warn of unpredictability, weather ‘chaos’ as El Niño develops

By Matthew Cappucci

Why wildfire smoke is bad for your health

By Amudalat Ajasa

How to take a year-long road trip with reliable 70-degree weather

By Matthew Cappucci

Here’s what NOAA forecasters expect for the Atlantic hurricane season

By Scott Dance

Here’s what experts are predicting for this summer’s U.S. weather

By Matthew Cappucci

Land around the U.S. is sinking. Here are some of the fastest areas.

By Kasha Patel

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