Fire & Ice
Summary: America’s West is under assault - from Mother Nature. The number of large, destructive wildfires continues to climb. Unusual weather patterns are arising for the first time in decades. Shorter winters, shrinking snow pack and human water demand are leading to historically low reservoir levels. Weather anomalies are becoming the norm. The reasons why the climate is changing is an ongoing debate. In this 'Fire and Ice' podcast, however, journalists across four western states go beyond the partisan politics and explore the real-time impacts of these changing weather patterns: a 'Game of Thrones' involving human activity and forces of nature.
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Podcasts:
A 2020 presidential hopeful running on a climate change platform tours Woolsey Fire damage in California.
Fox31's Kirk Yuhnke and KWGN meteorologist and outdoor enthusiast Chris Tomer examine the real-life danger of avalanches, what triggers, them, and how to avoid avalanche-prone areas.
Dwindling snow pack and human consumption are threatening the future of the Great Salt Lake in Utah, with far-reaching effects for the Western United States.
How declining snow pack is a threat to the outdoor recreation industry in Colorado, and beyond.
The historic and unusual meteorological and climate patterns that lead to Seattle’s Snowmaggedon of February 2019.
Lessons from the Camp Fire: the deadliest and most destructive wildlife in California history.
The Fire & Ice series explores the natural and human factors that are causing increasingly extreme weather events in the Western United States.
