The weather conditions that fueled record-shattering wildfires in eastern Canada earlier this summer were made more likely and more intense by the climate crisis, according to…
"The aftermath of this fire season can’t be just about recovery," writes TRU President Brett Fairbairn. "We need new collaborations between governments, Indigenous communities, researchers, and…
Jeff Goodell, author of The Heat Will Kill You First, and Dr. Mike Flannigan, TRU wildfire researcher, talk to Cambridge Forum about the impact that…
A report by three TRU researchers and a ranching representative shows early indications that cattle can help change plant regrowth in wildfire-stricken areas simply through…
"We have groundwater levels dropping dramatically. We have river levels that are very, very low." TRU's natural resource science department chair Tom Pypker talks to the…
TRU wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan talks with CBC's Stephen Quinn about the calls to formalize the role of the armed forces in disaster relief on The…
TRU wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan predicts more frequent intense wildfire seasons for the Kamloops region. "My argument is that things are largely, but not solely, due…
Wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan says more funds need to be spent on wildfire prevention and mitigation, which will in turn save the government money.…
What On Earth with Laura Lynch, Aug. 27, 2023, talks about a national firefighting force with wildfire expert Mike Flannigan. "The problem becomes when the…
The CDA Institute's Expert Series talks with TRU wildfire researchers Dr. Mike Flannigan and Dr. Jill Harvey about how to strengthen Canada's wildfire defence. Mike's…
TRU wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan talks with CFAX's Adam Stirling about a national firefighting agency. Listen to the podcast
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…
From programmable robots and machine learning to old-growth forests and ecosystem reclamation, six Thompson Rivers University (TRU) researchers have received a total of $912,500 through…
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…
