Teine/Fire
As the planet heats up, those fighting climate change show how science, nature and tradition can prepare us for the future.
Tha ar planaid a’ teasachadh a dha uidhir nas luaithe na bha e bho chionn ceithir deicheadan, agus ann an cuid de dh’ à iteachan, tha am blà thachachadh a’ tachairt nas luaithe buileach. Tha blà thachadh na cruinne a’ toirt buaidh air feadh an t-saoghail, bho bhith ag adhbharachadh tuinn-theasa agus teintean-coille gun samhail gu tairt agus barrachd imrich agus buaireadh.
Tha sinn ann an cuideachd luchd-smalaidh a’ sabaid an aghaidh teintean ann an Colorado agus a’ coinneachadh ris an Treubh Yurok ann an California, a tha a’ cleachdadh eòlas traidiseanta agus a’ lasadh teintean gus talamh ùrachadh agus gus casg a chur air teintean a sgaoileadh san à m ri tighinn. Tha luchd-saidheans ag innse mu bheathach a tha a’ cuideachadh ann a bhith a’ sabaid nan teintean fiadhaich seo – na bìobhairean. Le bhith a’ togail damaichean, tha iad a’ cuideachadh le bhith a’ dìon na h-à rainneachd agus ga dhèanamh nas seasmhaiche an aghaidh teine.
Tha an ìre de bhlà thachadh na cruinne agus na dh’ fhaodadh tachairt eagalach. Ach, tha buidheann shònraichte de luchd-glèidhteachais, luchd-saidheans agus ceannardan tùsanach a’ fuireach agus ag obair a dh’ ionnsaigh atharrachadh. Tha iad ag obair gus barrachd a thuigsinn, gus siostaman briste a chà radh, agus gus taic a thoirt do nà dar, a bhith a’ lorg fuasglaidhean a dh’ obraicheas.
Our planet is heating twice the rate as it was four decades ago, and in some places the warming is happening even faster. Global heating is having an impact across the world, from causing record heatwaves and forest fires to droughts and increased migration and conflict.
We join firefighters battling blazes in Colorado and meet the Yurok Tribe of California who are drawing on traditional knowledge and lighting fires to help restore the land and prevent future infernos. Scientists reveal an unexpected ally in fighting wildfires - beavers. By building dams, they help protect the environment and make it more resilient to fire.
The scale of global heating and the future prognosis is overwhelming. But an extraordinary group of local conservationists, scientists and indigenous leaders living and working on the front line of change offer hope. They are working to understand more, to heal broken systems, and to support nature as it creates its own solutions.
Dubbed in Gaelic with English subtitles
On TV
Credits
Role | Contributor |
---|---|
Narrator | Evelyn Coull Macleod |
Executive Producer | Shona Henderson |
Producer | Seumas Mactaggart |
Editor | Innes Macleod |
Broadcasts
- Thursday 21:00
- Today 22:05
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