Wildfires in Hawaii and along the Alberta-Northwest Territories boundary have caused devastating destruction to communities. Western University has the following experts available to discuss the impact of climate change on wildfires and disaster response.
Climate change and wildfires
Gordon McBean
Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography and Environment
Areas of expertise: Climate change and wildfires, climate change science and policy, natural hazards-prediction and mitigation, weather and environmental prediction systems.
Disaster response and mitigation
Paul Kovacs
Executive Director, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
Areas of expertise: Wildfire-resilient construction, disaster safety and economic policy, disaster resilience and adaptation
MEDIA CONTACT: Cynthia Yi, media relations coordinator, Western University; 226-376-4924 (mobile); cyi8@uwo.ca
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