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Life at 50 Degrees is a BBC series that explores the impact of climate change on people across the globe. This special edition was filmed in Canada, which had a record heatwave and a number of devastating wildfires last summer. How can the communities affected now plan for an uncertain, hotter future?
- Programme: Life at 50°C
- Episode: 5: The Town that Burnt Down in a Day
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2023
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Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
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