UBC experts on landslides
A landslide is blocking B.C.’s Chilcotin River, prompting evacuation orders and flood warnings downstream of the slide. UBC experts are available to comment.

Dr. Younes Alila
Professor, Department of Forest Resources Management
Tel: 604-822-6058
Email: younes.alila@ubc.ca
Interview languages: English
Expertise:
- Hydrology
- Flood
- Water resources and structures
Dr. Davide Elmo
Professor, Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
Email: delmo@mining.ubc.ca
Interview languages: English
Expertise:
- Rock modelling and engineering design

Dr. Scott G. Hinch
Professor, Forest and Conservation Sciences
Tel: 604-822-9377
Email: scott.hinch@ubc.ca
Interview languages: English
Expertise:
- Salmon ecology, fisheries and migrations
- Land use impacts on fish and habitat
Charlotte Milne
PhD student, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability
Tel: 236-308-9004
Email: cmil137@mail.ubc.ca
Interview languages: English
Expertise:
- The current state of flood management in B.C.
- The history of flooding in B.C.
- The disproportionate impact of flooding on the Indigenous communities of Canada

Dr. John Richardson
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Professor, Biodiversity Research Centre, Dept. of Forest and Conservation Sciences
Tel: 604-822-6586
Email: john.richardson@ubc.ca
Interview languages: English
Expertise:
- Freshwater
- Conservation
- Species at risk

Dr. Dwayne Tannant
Professor, School of Engineering
Tel: 250-807-8067
Email: dwayne.tannant@ubc.ca
Interview languages: English
Expertise:
- Soil mechanics
- Landslides
- How wildfires and climate change have increased the risk of landslides in B.C.