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…
Later this month, the Kamloops Innovation Centre moves from its North Shore location since 2012 to TRU’s Kamloops campus. “Our community of students, faculty, staff and…
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…
Wildfire researcher Dr. Mike Flannigan provides insight on this year's wildfire season. Watch video
How water-efficient are your home's pipes? CBC Kamloops' Jenifer Norwell asked Paul Simpson, who teaches plumbing at TRU. Hear his interview on the Aug. 11 edition…
2023 has been labelled Canada’s most destructive wildfire season ever, and summer isn’t over yet. TRU wildfire researcher Dr. Mike Flannigan talks about fighting wildfire…
How will this fire season determine what the future could look like? Wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan provides insight. Interview begins at 54:14.
TRU is proud to have Raine Padgham be the first woman to join the WolfPack baseball team! Padgham earns an opening game win for Team…
Who knew you could get a master's degree in the art of lowering your carbon footprint? Thanks BC Hydro for recognizing TRU as a Clean…
Thompson Rivers University has signed memorandums of understanding with the Tulo Centre of Indigenous Economics and the University of Canterbury. The MOU signed by all three…
BC's wildfire season will likely end in winter, not fall, wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan says. “It’s supposed to be a warm, dry fall. It’s…
The thought-provoking Indigenous exhibit Witness Blanket is coming to TRU Williams Lake. Witness Blanket uses art to talk about the truth of residential school history…
A "fire-breathing dragon of clouds": these are Canada’s wildfire-induced super storms. TRU researcher Dr. Mike Flannigan talks about the power of wildfires. Read more
Second-year TRU Law student Robert Houle, from Swan River First Nation, places third in the Sovereignty Symposium XXXV Writing Competition for law students across North…
Rather than investing heavily in prescribed burns, wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan would like to see authorities step up prevention and preparedness. Read more
Wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan speaks with the BBC about Canada's record-breaking wildfire season. Listen to the interview - parts 1 and 2.
Of all the breakthrough technologies in the past half-century that have contributed to detecting wildfires, Dr. Mike Flannigan, wildfire researcher at TRU, points to a…
With more than 13 million hectares (an area the size of Greece) burning since the start of the year, Canada's wildfires show no sign of…
