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This satellite image provided by European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 data (processed by Spacetec) shows a wildfire burning 40 km northeast of Pink Mountain in British Columbia. (European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 data via AP)
A wildfire burns near Lytton on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. A fast-spreading wildfire led to an immediate evacuation order Wednesday night for residents of the British Columbia village of Lytton as many scrambled to escape as flames threatened buildings. JO-ANNE BEHARRELL VIA THE CANADIAN PRESS
Wildfire expert Mike Flannigan starts work this month as B.C. Research Chair in predictive services, emergency management and fire science at Thompson Rivers University. XINLI CAI, PNG
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Rising temperatures are “climate change in action,” he said. “And heat and fires are connected, because the hotter it is, the longer the fire season.”
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Helping the province cope with such wildfires will be Flannigan’s job as B.C. Research Chair in emergency preparedness and fire science at TRU, funded by a $5-million provincial endowment, which will see him work closely with the B.C. Wildfire Service.
Postmedia first spoke with Flannigan Wednesday, just hours before the Lytton Creek wildfire forced more than 1,000 people from their homes, razed much of the historic village, and killed at least two people.