wildfires

Michigan faces a high risk of fires. Abnormally dry conditions, and in some places actual drought, have left yards and fields dry. Winds this weekend increase the chance of wildfires.

AmeriCorps has created a Forest Corps as part of a larger effort to combat the effects of climate change.

People are unprepared for smoke from forest fires worsened by intense drought and heat.

Preparing for potential Michigan wildfires, Steve Amick's new novel featuring three fishers, and a Filipino baker brings flavor to Detroit

On yet another bad air day, we are joined by the Michigan state climatologist to learn about the weather patterns bringing and keeping the wildfire smoke in Michigan.

The National Weather Service has extended its air quality alerts through Friday for much of the state, with the air quality index expected to reach the "unhealthy" level, and some hourly concentrations reaching the "very unhealthy" range.

More on the smoke in Michigan and the weather patterns bringing it in, then a glass blowing artist based in West Michigan.

Doctors with the McLaren and Corewell healthcare systems say they've seen an increase in ER visits and hospitalizations for air-quality related illnesses.

Michigan environmental officials expect air quality to fluctuate from unhealthy for sensitive groups to unhealthy from everyone, as particulates from wildfire smoke blanket the state.

Amid wide spread air quality warnings in the midwest, Detroit pulmonary doctor Lawrence MacDonald shares ways to address health risks.