The hunt for herring in a B.C. fjord and why it matters

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Is this Super El Niño a peek into forever weather?

It’s gonna be a record-breaking few months of weather. A natural surge of warm ocean water is colliding with a planet hotter than at any point in human history – meaning more heat, more floods, more droughts. Some think this Super El Niño offers a window into what climate change ...  Show more

Introducing our new host, Johanna Wagstaffe

She's a CBC science journalist, meteorologist and seismologist. Now she’s taking the helm as the host of your favourite climate change podcast. All summer long, Jo and the team have been cooking up new ideas and stories to help you make sense of our changing world, at a time when ...  Show more

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