The climate is changing. So are we. On What On Earth, you’ll explore a world of solutions with host Laura Lynch and our team of journalists. In 1970, 20 million people showed up to fight for the environment on the first Earth Day. More than fiv

EPISODE 8 - The Reporters

Jul 17th, 2023 46m 59s

In this episode of World on Fire we’ll meet some of the journalists covering Canada’s worst fire season ever. They’re the people putting a human face on the numbers and trying to make sense of the devastation. We’ll hear their personal stories

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World on Fire Introduces: 10 Minutes to Save the Planet

Jul 12th, 2023 12m 19s

Our brains aren’t wired to save the world. But if you’re ready to make changes that actually stick, 10 Minutes to Save the Planet will show you the way. Co-hosts meteorologist and climate reporter Johanna Wagstaffe and broadcaster Rohit Joseph

EPISODE 7 - Heat

Jul 22nd, 2021 37m 48s

For the very first time North America is dealing with heat domes….extreme temperatures, winds and tinder dry conditions igniting out of control wildfires. We’ll take you to Lytton B.C where people have lost everything to the flames, and visit t

EPISODE 6 - The Pyrocene and the Pandemic

Sep 30th, 2020 36m 29s

Its been a few months since World on Fire was launched in one of the quietest wildfire seasons in Canada. And then the western United States burst into flames.In episode 6 —The Pyrocene and the Pandemic— we’ll hear from an NPR reporter in Oreg

EPISODE 1 - The Fear

Jun 17th, 2020 32m 32s

When your backyard is burning, is anywhere safe? Surrounded by smoke, flame and fear — we hear from people living through some of their darkest days, the experts who say we should be extremely worried, and the next generation who must make sen

EPISODE 2 - The Pyrocene

Jun 17th, 2020 34m 35s

The Pyrocene. The word was coined to describe a new age of fire that is changing our world. In this episode, we head to the frontlines of wildfires and bushfires around the globe. Hear first-person accounts from the people who run toward the fl

EPISODE 3 - The Fallout

Jun 17th, 2020 37m 35s

Fire doesn’t discriminate. Its damage runs much deeper than places and things. In this episode of World On Fire, we learn about the toll fire takes on our mental and physical health, and the imprint it leaves on our communities. We’ll head to a

EPISODE 4 - The Innovators

Jun 17th, 2020 38m 43s

Survival drives innovation, and wildfires have driven us to find creative ways to protect ourselves and our communities. People all over the world are inventing new tools, techniques and methods to battle these increasingly devastating fires. M

EPISODE 5 - The New Reality

Jun 17th, 2020 39m 7s

The “new normal” doesn’t quite capture our new world — because nothing is normal. In this new reality, people are finding a way to live with wildfires by rebuilding again and again. We’ll look at economic and personal tolls, and find out why pe

Introducing World On Fire

May 27th, 2020 1m 26s

Introducing the latest podcast from CBC Edmonton ⁠— World On Fire, a five-part podcast that takes us to the front lines of out of control wildfires in Canada, Australia and California. Hosts Adrienne Lamb and Mike Flannigan look at what it take

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