Into The Woods
Wildfires devastated her town in California, now Ellen VandenBerg is starting over.
Most of the town of Paradise, California, in the Sierra Nevada foothills, has been obliterated by raging wildfires. Dozens of people are known to have lost their lives and hundreds are still missing. Ellen VandenBerg recounts how she managed to escape the blaze with her 5-month-old son and her dog in tow.
Also: Professor Glen MacDonald from the University of California, Los Angeles explains the connection between climate change and wildfires; We learn about the effect that hurricane Maria had on Puerto Rico's tropical Rainforest; Fall foliage is big business in New England, with tourist visiting from around the globe, but climate change might change that; Fadi BouKaram is visiting all 47 cities and towns in the US named Lebanon, his mission: plant as many cedar trees as possible.
(Sacramento Metropolitan firefighters battle the Camp Fire in Magalia, California. Credit: Karl Mondon/Getty Images)
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- Sat 17 Nov 2018 22:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service
- Sun 18 Nov 2018 04:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service
- Mon 19 Nov 2018 09:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service
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