The fires burning across Los Angeles County have sent billowing plumes of black smoke into the air, posing a major health threat even as quick-moving flames have blowtorched homes, schools and other buildings.

As wildfires blaze across California, here is how inhaling smoke could affect your health, from itchy eyes to dementia risk.

Multiple massive wildfires are raging in Los Angeles, blanketing the surrounding regions under a pungent haze caused by smoke carrying noxious gases and particulate matter that pose serious health risks.

As wildfires ravage Los Angeles, experts answer key questions about how wildfire smoke affects health and how to protect yourself.

E veryone I know out west lives under the shadow of impending smoke, and a lot of us have had to evacuate at some point due to an encroaching fire, like the ones raging in L.A. ri