B.C. communities facing floods & mudslides – SFU experts available

Warnings and advisories have been issued by the B.C. River Forecast Centre for communities in the B.C. Interior that are at risk of or are already experiencing flooding. 

A rapid transition to spring temperatures has accelerated snowmelt and with more rain in the forecast for this weekend, the situation is expected to worsen in the central and southern Interior.  

Simon Fraser University experts in natural hazards research are available to provide analysis of this evolving situation. 

AVAILABLE SFU EXPERTS

JOHN CLAGUE, professor emeritus, Earth Sciences, CRC Chair in Natural Hazard Science   
jclague@sfu.ca                 
Expertise: Geology, climate change, natural hazards, floods, landslides, severe storms, earthquakes, tsunamis

BRENT WARD, professor, Earth Sciences, co-director, Centre for Natural Hazards Research 
bcward@sfu.ca
Expertise: Natural hazards, landslides, floods, earthquakes; making communities more resilient to climate change

CONTACT 

MELISSA SHAW, SFU  Communications & Marketing 
236.880.3297 | melissa_shaw@sfu.ca

Simon Fraser University
Communications & Marketing |  SFU Media Experts Directory
778.782.3210

ABOUT SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

Who We Are
As Canada’s engaged university, SFU works with communities, organizations and partners to create, share and embrace knowledge that improves life and generates real change. We deliver a world-class education with lifelong value that shapes change-makers, visionaries and problem-solvers. We connect research and innovation to entrepreneurship and industry to deliver sustainable, relevant solutions to today’s problems. With campuses in British Columbia’s three largest cities—Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey—SFU has eight faculties that deliver 364 undergraduate degree programs and 149 graduate degree programs to more than 37,000 students. The university now boasts more than 180,000 alumni residing in 145+ countries.