Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences
Grasslands key to burrowing owl expansion amid climate change, UBC Okanagan study finds
November 15, 2023
As the iconic species moves north to adapt, it needs suitable habitat
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Posted in Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Media Release
Advanced wildfire research could save billions, protect vital power supply
October 19, 2023
UBCO researchers join international team to improve fire prediction modelling, especially for western North American power grid
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Posted in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics, Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Media Release
UBCO researcher examines how wildfires can transform rivers
September 27, 2023
About half of the Bonaparte River’s watershed was affected by fire in 2017
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Posted in Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Media Release
Learning to live with wildfire
September 13, 2023
UBC Okanagan researchers take an interdisciplinary approach to wildfire management.
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Posted in Campus Feature, Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science
UBC experts on wildfires and associated issues
August 30, 2023
Topics range from wildfire preparedness, mapping and recovery
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Posted in Biology, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics, Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, History and Sociology, Irving K Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Media Advisory, School of Engineering
UBC Okanagan experts ready to talk about floods, wildfires
May 26, 2023
Professors talk about safety, packing for an evacuation and when to be concerned
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Posted in Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, Health, Safety and Environment, School of Engineering, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, School of Social Work
UBCO prof digs into geological history of rocks atop Everest
June 20, 2022
Study suggests rocks were deformed as part of Himalaya development
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Posted in Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Media Release
In the company of giants
May 2, 2022
Professor Kyle Larson and his team explore the mysteries of the Himalaya and how ancient mountains form.
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Posted in Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Profile
Catching fire: BC wildfires are bigger, hotter and more consequential than ever
April 4, 2022
Suppression tactics need to shift to prevention and mitigation for forests that are “begging to be burned.”
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Posted in Campus Feature, Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science
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