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A tale of two communities struck by climate disasters

A tale of two communities struck by climate disasters

This Matters

June 10, 202221m 57s

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Show Notes

Guest: Alex McKeen, reporter

Last June, a wildfire decimated the small town of Lytton, B.C. after three days of record-breaking heat. Months later, floodwaters drowned the farming region of Abbotsford, B.C. and left four people dead and the B.C. interior cut off for months. Canada is warming twice as fast as the world average and will no doubt experience a greater number of climate disasters in the coming years. After the ash settles from a fire or the water from a flood drains away, do we rebuild or retreat? B.C.-based reporter Alex McKeen visited both affected towns and talks about the tough choice ahead.

This episode was produced by Saba Eitizaz, Alexis Green and Paulo Marques