About this episode

The episode explores the economic impacts of wildfires in Canada through expert interviews.

Orange skies, record breaking fire seasons, and smoke that travels thousands of kilometres have made wildfires impossible to ignore. But beyond the visible destruction lies another story, one measured not only in burned forests and evacuations, but also in economic impacts that ripple across communities and industries. How do wildfires affect Canada's economy? How are these impacts measured? And what do they tell us about the challenges Canadians may face in the years ahead? In this episode, we spoke with Mike Flannigan, a leading expert on wildfire science and climate change at Thompson Rivers University, and Mark Brown, Principal Researcher at Statistics Canada, to explore how wildfires are reshaping Canada’s forests, communities, and economy.

People in this episode

Guests: Mike Flannigan, Mark Brown

Topics covered

• wildfires
• economic impacts
• climate change
• Canada's forests
• community challenges

Keywords

• wildfires
• economy
• Canada
• climate change
• forest fires
• economic impacts
• community evacuations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Thompson Rivers University, Statistics Canada

Places: Canada

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