wildfires

York University receives close to $400K from Natural Resources Canada to better understand planning needs of wildfire prone communities

With $386,000 in funding from Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) through its Build and Mobilize Foundational Wildland Fire Knowledge Program under the Wildfire Resilient Futures Initiative, York University and its partners will evaluate the issues local governments face in adopting wildfire mitigation practices and determine how to scale up their mitigation efforts.

York experts on solar storms, forest fires, the city's budget, ethics in politics, and more

York experts discuss the dangers of solar storms, challenges facing recovery from wildfires, the City of Toronto budget, ethics and accountability in politics, and more.

Avoiding disaster, a riskier proposition as weather extremes swirl ever larger

Droughts, historic flooding, the possibility to beat last year’s worst wildfire season on record, stronger hurricanes and shifting tornado corridors, and that’s just in Canada. It may be Emergency Preparedness Week but managing the escalating disasters plaguing the world is a year-round effort, say York University’s DEM experts.

Residents unprepared for wildland fires, face barriers in implementing prevention measures: York U study

Individual and social factors contribute to lack of preparedness, despite many available residential wildfire mitigation and educational programs, study reveals

388 people still listed as missing weeks after Maui fires

Are we using the right tools to assess risks of wildfires to health?

Microvasculature is an under researched aspect of effect on cardiovascular system, say York University kinesiologists, who can give interviews in English and French 

Utilisons-nous les bons outils pour évaluer les risques des feux de forêt sur la santé?

La microcirculation représente une part sous-étudiée du système cardiovasculaire dans le contexte des feux de forêt selon des chercheurs en kinésiologie de l'Université York, qui sont disponibles pour des entretiens tant en anglais qu'en français TORONTO, 23 août, 2023 – Tandis que les feux de forêt continuent d'avoir un impact dévastateur à travers le monde […]

Could Ontario see wildfires like Alberta and Nova Scotia, and what would that mean?

Flood and wildfire management, evacuation in a pandemic

As Canada heads into flood and wildfire season, how does the current situation with COVID-19 stretch resources to effectively plan for and manage these potential disasters, as well as react and organize evacuations if necessary? Three professors from the Disaster & Emergency Management (DEM) Program in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies are available to discuss how dealing with a pandemic could affect efforts to manage a disaster or emergency and what can be done.