"Research suggests as we get warmer we expect more lightning, and the other side of this is research also suggests that our fuels will be…
Algorithmic content is what makes TikTok and other products so addictive and harmful. Legislation should bring more control of algorithmic feeds. Law's Robert Diab provides…
Trees have been cut to create fire guards in Banff, the country’s most popular national park. After its warmest winter in history, Canada braces for…
Drought can impair firefighting. "Water is going to be harder to get," said wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan. "This is just going to be part of…
Wildfire researcher Dr. Mike Flannigan says he's never seen an outbreak of zombie fires like this one. "This year, it's extremely significant. British Columbia has…
Wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan says historic wildfire scars have less fuels available, meaning fires will burn less intensely and can be used as a…
Carpooling, recycling, composting — many environmental efforts are straightforward, obvious and relatively easy to practice. Some environmental issues, however, are more contentious, with unclear solutions.…
Will this year's wildfire season be as bad as 2023? "Last year was a record-smashing, exceptional year," says wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan, adding it…
"We're going to have an institute that's going to be the leading institute for fighting fire...," said BC Minister of Forests Bruce Ralston, referring to…
Some of the fires, like the two largest ones last year in the northern reaches of Quebec and BC, cannot be fought by any means.…
“We do have a long history of honey bees (at TRU),” says Dr. Courtney Mason, professor and Canada Research Chair, Rural Livelihoods and Sustainable Communities.…
"An informed public is the best way forward," says wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan. Interview begins at 44:28.
"As long as we have...vegetation, ignition and conducive fire weather, we're going to have fire," says wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan. "Whether we have forests…
Last year’s Canadian blazes were two and a half times worse than is typical, says wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan. Read more
Social Work student Trevor Starchuk has designed a housing model geared at increasing the success rates of drug addiction recovery and lowering homelessness, and he’ll…
While the federal government has stepped up its (wildfire) funding in recent years, there’s room for Ottawa to expand its role, says wildfire expert Dr.…
Wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan says climate change is the driving force behind increasing Western Canada wildfires. "Some people won’t like this, but it’s the…
Wildfire researcher Dr. Mike Flannigan says this year's wildfire season "...will depend on the day-to-day fire weather. Those hot, dry, windy days, we call them…
Wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan says "legacy effects" of last year's season are spilling over to 2024. Read more
Wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan told Axios it is "highly unlikely" that Canada's season will meet or exceed last year's record-smashing severity, but it is…
