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Radio NL | Wildfires with Mike Flannigan July 11, 2023
Wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan speaks with Radio NL host Jeff Andreas about local and national wildfires and the crews needed to help battle the blazes. Listen…
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PBS News Hour | Record-breaking global temperature, raging wildfires highlight effects of climate change July 7, 2023
Dr. Mike Flannigan - BC Research Chair in Predictive Services, Emergency Management and Fire Science at TRU - discusses the impacts of a warming climate…
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Exploring the future of managing wildfires July 7, 2023
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Master of Science in Environmental Science student Leona Shepherd feels inspired to change how wildfire management is approached. After attending the…
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The Nation | Brace yourself: Canada’s wildfires are only intensifying July 6, 2023
Wildfire researcher Dr. Mike Flannigan warns we are feeling the effects of climate change, and it will only get worse. Read more
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Press Play | Wildfires in Canada July 6, 2023
Wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan speaks with Press Play host Madeleine Brand about wildfires raging across Canada. Interview begins at 17:25.
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CBC News | Canada still faces a high risk of wildfires for the rest of the summer, government warns July 6, 2023
Hot weather brings more lightning strikes, which trigger more fires, says wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan. Read more
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The Conversation | Anticipating Canada’s crisis response decisions can save critical time in future wildfire seasons July 5, 2023
“When it comes to wildfire risk management and other disasters, we need to improve dramatically...," said Dr. Michael Mehta - professor of geography and environmental…
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CBC BC | What happens after the Donnie Creek wildfire, now larger than P.E.I., stops burning? July 4, 2023
The Donnie Creek wildfire is burning over 5,715 square kilometres as of July 2, according to the B.C. Wildfire Service. "It's an enormous chunk and…
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The Hill | Climate change keeps making wildfires and smoke worse. Scientists call it the ‘new abnormal’ July 4, 2023
Wildfires are consuming three times more of the United States and Canada each year than in the 1980s, and studies predict fire and smoke to…
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NewsNation | What are zombie fires? July 4, 2023
Dr. Michael Mehta, professor of geography and environmental studies, discusses zombie fires, wildfire smoke, air quality and your health. "Wood smoke is one of the most…
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Axios | Blazing temperatures, wildfire smoke compounded by warming climate June 30, 2023
The heat wave scorching much of the US, along with dangerously poor air quality from wildfire smoke, is giving Americans a preview of the compound climate disasters that…
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The Hill | Expect a hot, smoky summer in much of America. Here’s why you’d better get used to it June 29, 2023
The seasonal forecast for the rest of the summer in Canada “is for hot and mostly dry” and that’s not good for dousing fires, says…
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Heatmap News | The world's wildfire models are getting torched June 29, 2023
Fires worldwide are becoming exponentially larger and more destructive. “Some people like to say this is the new normal. “Some people like to say this…
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CTV News | As Canada's wildfires intensify, recruiting firefighters is tougher June 26, 2023
A Reuters survey of all 13 provinces and territories showed Canada employs around 5,500 wildland firefighters, not including the remote Yukon territory. That's roughly 2,500…
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Vancouver Is Awesome | Canada's wildfire season just became the worst ever recorded June 26, 2023
Canada’s 2023 wildfire season breached an all-time record after raging fires torched more than 75,000 square kilometres of land, an area the size of Panama.…
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WIRED | The age of flames reaches the US East Coast June 23, 2023
Climate change and human meddling in the landscape have combined to make wildfires bigger and more intense. The number of fires in Canada is only…
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Get FireSmart | Insights on wildfire behaviour and activity June 22, 2023
Wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan discusses wildfire behaviour and activity on the Get FireSmart podcast. Episode 27 (June 22).
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Vox | How America solved its first air pollution crisis — and why solving the next one will be harder June 22, 2023
A growing source of pollution — wildfire smoke — jeopardizes much of the significant strides made by the US in the twentieth century to combat its…
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Castanet | Wildfire expert says recent rainfall may not impact long-term fire activity June 21, 2023
Wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan says the recent precipitation allows crews to focus on existing fires, but it may only take a week for conditions…
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The Hill Times | Feds asked to consider national fire service as country grapples with ‘new normal’ wildfire season June 20, 2023
Wildfire researcher Dr. Mike Flannigan says a federal service to combat forest fires would mitigate some of the problems that arise when sharing resources between…
