Dr. Mike Flannigan, wildfire behaviour expert at TRU, weighs various ideas on how to improve the ability to fight wildfires in BC, including creating a…
TRU wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan talks with Shelley Joyce from CBC Kamloops about what he's learned from the fires in Kelowna and the North…
Calls grow for a national wildfire service, including from TRU wildfire expert Mike Flannigan. "Why are we calling on 15 other countries to help us…
Wildfire mitigation is undermined by the growing intensity and size of wildfires, says TRU wildfire scientist Dr. Mike Flannigan in the New York Times. Read…
“Our forests are going to change.” Dr. Jill Harvey, TRU's Canada Research Chair in Fire Ecology, talks about recovery after the fires. Read more
The Times Colonist references TRU researcher Dr. Mike Flannigan in supporting arguments for a wildfire force. Read more
TRU's Dr. Mike Flannigan talks with Associated Press about the connection between climate change and wildfires. Read more
"I knew the 20th anniversary was coming and then we saw things unfold last Thursday and I thought, 'Holy crap.... Here we go.'" Wildfire expert…
Wildfire researcher Dr. Mike Flannigan talks with CTV News about the idea of establishing a national firefighting force. "It is clear that we do not…
“Temperatures are rising at the rate we thought they would, but the effects are more severe, more frequent, more critical. It’s crazy and getting crazier.”…
"The increase in intensity, that's what worries me the most." Wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan talks to NPR about wildfires in Canada. Read more
“If we see more days above fire intensity thresholds, we will see more escape fires, more area burned and more impacts to society," TRU wildfire…
Hurricane Hilary could bring rain and strong winds, a "double-edged sword" for BC wildfires — TRU wildfire researcher Dr. Mike Flannigan explains. Read more
A satellite image shows how the McDougall Creek wildfire was primed to grow. TRU wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan explains why. Read more
"It's really all about the weather. That's the reason why we've got this incredible fire season." TRU wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan talks with CBC…
Wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan discusses Canada's record-breaking fire season. Watch video
A dry, hot and windy stretch in recent weeks has given fires in the Northwest Territories renewed strength, says wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan, and there's…
Wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan says the ease with which people can communicate disinformation, along with growing distrust in government, media and science, have created…
Dr. Michael Mehta, professor of environmental studies, is trying something new to convince more people to care about climate change...he's written a song. Interview begins…
Wildfire researcher Dr. Mike Flannigan speaks with 680 CJOB about wildfires in Manitoba, across Canada and around the world. August 14 interview begins at 4:00…
