A smoky haze from a wildfire on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula obscures the Chugach Mountains that normally tower over downtown Anchorage, Alaska, and Cook Inlet, some 60 miles away (100 km) from the fire, on Tuesday, June 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
June 26, 2019
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June 26, 2019 4 a.m.
Smoke from western wildfires boosting health risk for millions
BILLINGS — Climate change in the Western U.S. means more intense and frequent wildfires churning out waves of smoke that scientists say will sweep across the continent to affect tens of millions of people and cause a spike in premature deaths.