BBC Radio Scotland - Lunchtime Live - Greek & UK Wildfires

Press/Media: Research

Description

Gail Millin-Chalabi Earth Observation scientist was interviewed by Valerie Stuart on the Lunchtime Live Programme about the Greek and UK wildfires. Covering what is causing them? How can they be managed?

Period24 Jul 2023

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Media coverage

  • TitleBBC Radio Scotland - Lunchtime Live - Greek & UK Wildfires
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletBBC Radio Scotland
    Media typeRadio
    Duration/Length/Size4 mins/1:08:03 minutes in.
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date24/07/23
    DescriptionGail Millin-Chalabi Earth Observation scientist was interviewed on the Lunchtime Live Programme in light of the wildfires on the Greek Islands of Corfu, Rhodes and Evia where evacuation of people of these islands is in process including British holiday makers. Gail covered what is causing wildfires in Greece and the UK? She discussed how wildfires can be both accidental and deliberate in the UK and Greece. She was asked how can they be managed? She talked about wildfire mitigation and spread e.g. using fire breaks and understanding the flammibility of fuels. She talked about the work of the UKFDRS Project and understanding fuel flammibility of vegetation types in the UK to assess wildfire risk.
    Producer/AuthorBBC
    URLhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001p0sk
    PersonsGail Millin-Chalabi

Keywords

  • Wildfires
  • Flammibility
  • Risk
  • Fuels
  • UKFDRS
  • Ignition