Radio NL | TRU wildfire expert warns of impending spring wildfire surge March 4, 2024
A wildfire expert is forecasting a busy spring for wildfire crews here in BC. "The dice are loaded for a very active season, so I…
A wildfire expert is forecasting a busy spring for wildfire crews here in BC. "The dice are loaded for a very active season, so I…
An unusually dry winter has many concerned about the potential for severe flood and wildfire this summer. Wildfire researcher Dr. Mike Flannigan has called for…
March is Tick Awareness Month, so we're asked to stay vigilant, because ticks can carry some nasty ailments. Entomologist Dr. Rob Higgins says the most…
Snow could still fall in the spring, tame existing fires and help with dry conditions, says wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan. But this year, he adds,…
A lecture series by Arts faculty that focuses on issues of human rights and social justice has returned for its third year. Little Lectures, Big…
More than 70 students discovered research opportunities and connected with faculty members at the inaugural research mentor matchmaking event, Strike The Match. "It is great…
Wildfire researcher Dr. Mike Flannigan says he can see the BC Wildfire Service working together with a National Wildfire Service to help speed up the…
Wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan speaks with Radio NL about the upcoming wildfire season. "The dice are loaded for a very active season, especially for…
More than 100 fires are still smouldering this winter, ready to spring to life at any time. "I expect an active spring fire season," says…
Under the ground, even under the snow, fires are burning. While it’s common that such hot spots – known as holdover or zombie fires –…
It's like speed dating or speed friending, but for research. More than 70 Thompson Rivers University (TRU) students discovered research opportunities and connected with faculty…
Just three months after the official end of the 2023 wildfire season, experts are already concerned about this year. "The stage is set for a…
Globally, lightning accounts for less than five per cent of fire ignitions, and across Canada, about half. But in the NWT, "it’s far away the…
Last summer's record-setting wildfire season, coupled with the drought-like conditions that persist in parts of BC and Alberta, have made the situation this winter more…
Wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan says it is too early to predict just exactly what the upcoming fire season will look like in BC, but…
Wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan says it’s mainly fire weather that varies much year to year, or even decade to decade — and helps explain…
Ten other experts join wildfire researcher Dr. Mike Flannigan in concluding that so far in the 21st century, BC is falling well short of receiving…
Researchers at TRU and the Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre have partnered up in a research project to try to understand why sexual harassment persists…
On the one-year anniversary of a semi crashing into her home in the Shuswap, researcher Dr. Hilda Freimuth has written a paper detailing her serious…
With Pakistan's elections fast approaching, political scientist Dr. Saira Bano takes a look at accusations of military interference, the imprisonment of Imran Khan and the…