Mike Flannigan
CanadaprofessorMale6.6Global Dominance: 0.01%Mike Flannigan is a professor of wildland fire at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, B.C., who argues for the establishment of a federal firefighting force to enhance rapid response capabilities for wildfires across Canada.
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Dr. Mike Flannigan is a professor of wildland fire at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, B.C.
Okanagan fires offer a glimpse of a worsening wildfire crisisCanada· 2026-08-10
Mike Flannigan is a professor of wildland fire at Thompson Rivers University who discussed the implications of climate change on fire intensity.
Canadian government steps in as ‘out of control’ wildfires force thousands to flee | Canada
United Kingdom· 2026-08-09
Mike Flannigan is a fire researcher at Thompson Rivers University in Canada discussing the paradox of increasing fires in Europe while global fire activity decreases.
Skogbranner i Europa øker, men globalt brenner det mindre
Norway· 2026-08-03
Mike Flannigan is the scientific director of the Institute for Wildfire Science, Adaptation and Resiliency at Thompson Rivers University in British Columbia.
A summer season of fire, smoke, ashes and fearCanada· 2026-08-01Mike Flannigan is the science director for the Canadian Partnership for Wildland Fire Science.
Wildfires consume large parts of the U.S., with conditions set to worsenCanada· 2026-07-29
Mike Flannigan, a professor of wildland fire at Thompson Rivers University, emphasized the need for a national wildfire strategy.
Canada’s worst wildfire seasons fuel push for national emergency agency | CanadaUnited Kingdom· 2026-07-29
Mike Flannigan is a fire scientist from Thompson Rivers University in Canada.
Fogos mais intensos na Europa e América do Norte mas área queimada diminui
Cabo Verde· 2026-07-29
Mike Flannigan, a fire scientist at the University of Alberta, pointed to the phenomenon of flash drought.
High proportion of Canadian wildfire smoke originates below ground, scientists reportCanada· 2026-07-27
Mike Flannigan is a professor of wildland fires at Thompson Rivers University.
Why wildfire smoke is difficult to forecast and damaging to our healthCanada· 2026-07-17
Mike Flannigan is a fire scientist at Thompson Rivers University in Canada and commented on the study.
Study finds global increase in hot, dry days ideal for wildfires | Climate crisisUnited Kingdom· 2026-02-19
Mike Flannigan is an emergency management and fire science expert at Thompson Rivers University.
US and Canada fight over who's to blame for wildfiresUnited Kingdom· 2025-09-25
Mike Flannigan, a professor specializing in emergency management, advocates for a national firefighting service for rapid deployment.
Canada doesn’t have a national firefighting agency. This fall is decision time on whether to build oneCanada· 2025-08-23
Mike Flannigan, the BC research chair for predictive services, emergency management and fire science at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, discussed the climate crisis's impact on fire conditions.
Colorado deploys more than 1,000 firefighters to battle two huge blazes | ColoradoUnited Kingdom· 2025-08-12
Mike Flannigan is the BC research chair for predictive services, emergency management and fire science at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops.
Canada wildfire season already second worst on record as experts warn of ‘new reality’ | CanadaUnited Kingdom· 2025-08-12
Mike Flannigan is a wildfire scientist in Kamloops, B.C., who has been tracking weather patterns since the 1970s.
Heat warnings, air-quality alerts abound for long weekend as destructive wildfire season continuesCanada· 2025-08-02
Professor Mike Flannigan advocated for a federal firefighting force to improve response times to wildfires.
National strategy to fight wildfires needed, fire chiefs sayCanada· 2025-06-04
