Climate Currents is a compilation of The Current's exploration of the world that climate change is making. How global warming is changing places, peoples and the way we live, from what we eat to where to go on vacation.
Listen to Climate Currents throughout the summer on CBC Radio One
on Mondays at 9:30 a.m. (10am NT) and also on Thursdays at 7:30pm (8 pm NT)
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Episode # 1- The Canadian Arctic
Anna Maria takes a tour with local seal hunters on the frigid waters of Frobisher Bay off the Baffin Islands. And a look at how the Arctic's other seal hunters - polar bears - are faring as their icy habitat melts. Click here to listen to this episode
Episode # 2 - Ethical Tourism
A conversation with George Monbiot, author of Heat: How to Stop The Planet from Burning, about whether it's still ethical to fly to vacation destinations. Also, the burgeoning carbon offsets industry and how conscientious air travelers try to erase their carbon footprint. Click here to listen to this episode
Episode # 3 - The Canadian Rockies
Canada's glaciers are disappearing at a an alarming rate. At stake are the rivers created by glacial melt waters and whole landscapes in the Rockies. We take you there, while we still can. Click here to listen to this episode
Episode # 4 - The Future of Sports
World-class skiers are coming up against the reality of climate change. They are searching for snow. Will winter sports melt away forever? Canadian Olympic skier Sara Renner talks about her concerns. Click here to listen to this episode
Episode # 5 - Europe and Climate Change
Climate Currents maps the changes to tourism expected with climate change. We’ll throw on a backpack for a European vacation in a hotter, drier future.
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Episode # 6 - Challenges Ahead: Food Security & Migration
Climate Currents looks at the links that connect climate change to our future food supply, to human migration and in turn, to global security. Click here to listen to this episode
Episode # 7 - Due to music right issues we cannot make this episode available. Please see below if you would like to order a CD of this full series. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Episode # 8 - Impact of Climate Change on Canada
For 60 million years the tiny pine beetle lived in peaceful co-existence with B.C.'s ecosystem. Now, it's on a rampage across the country. Also, we look into the choices we're making in Canada's boreal forests. Click here to listen to this episode
Episode # 9 - Ethical Eating and Your Foodprint
The average North American meat-eater's love of burgers and steak adds as many greenhouse gases to the atmosphere as an SUV. Climate Currents explores this environmental movement. Click here to listen to this episode
Episode # 10 - Australia and Climate Change
On our last episode of Climate Currents, Australia is in the midst of a devastating drought. We take a look at the mental health crisis and spate of suicides it has caused among the country's farmers. We also speak with Australian Tim Flannery, author of 'The Weather Makers'. Click here to listen to this episode
PODCAST: You can listen to Climate Currents on Podcast. The series will be featured in a podcast called: Special Delivery. Subscribe or download Climate Currents through the CBC Podcasting website.
ORDER A CD: You can order all 10 episodes of Climate Currents on CD by calling 1-800-955-7711 or visiting the CBC shop online.
CONTACT US: climatecurrents@cbc.ca
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