La Presse | La planète brûle... mais pourquoi ? August 23, 2021
TRU wildfire researcher Michael Flannigan discusses the impact of climate change on the frequency and intensity of fires. Read more (article is in French)
TRU wildfire researcher Michael Flannigan discusses the impact of climate change on the frequency and intensity of fires. Read more (article is in French)
TRU wildfire expert Mike Flannigan discusses fire management practices with the podcast hosts. (Note the interview was done shortly before Mike came to TRU, hence…
While BC ranchers and farmers deal with the threat of wildfires, TRU wildfire researcher Mike Flannigan says the three elements that contribute to the fires—fuel,…
On average, wildfires have burned 314,383 hectares of forest in B.C. annually since 2008. In recent years, the scale and severity has increased. So far…
TRU faculty member Bala Nikku offers his perspective on rebuilding Lytton as a place which is safer, stronger, smarter, resilient, but also culturally appropriate and…
Fire thunderstorms — which occur in pyrocumulonimbus clouds — not only create their own weather system but may also be powerful enough to actually change…
Hundreds of square kilometres of British Columbia are currently ablaze, and one of Canada's leading experts on wildfires says the worst is yet to come…
Guest host Robyn Bresnahan discusses the impact of wildfire smoke on air quality with Michael Mehta, professor of geography and environmental studies. His interview begins…
TRU wildfire researcher Dr. Mike Flannigan talks to the BBC about the wildfire season. "It really depends on the day-to-day weather, but the potential is…
Climate change is transforming the way wildfires behave across much of North America. Experts point to a combination of heat waves and droughts, especially those…
Environmental Studies Professor at TRU Dr. Michael Metta discusses the concerns that come with poor air quality as a result of forest fires and provides…
Parts of the western United States are seeing record high temperatures in the midst of drought — signaling, experts say, long-term changes in the weather.…
Dr. Michael Flannigan is the new British Columbia Research Chair in Predictive Services, Emergency Management and Fire Science at TRU, the university and Province of…