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Assignment: Lytton burns

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Lytton burns

28/10/2021 GMT

BBC World Service - Assignment, Lytton burns

Extreme heat and a raging fire. A small community watches their town go up in flames

Extreme heat and a raging fire. A small community watches their town go up in flames.

The worst effects of climate change are often framed as a problem for the future. But for some, the worst has already happened. As world leaders prepare to gather in Glasgow to talk about how to bring down emissions, Assignment tells the story of three places which have been at the sharp end of extreme weather events. In June, the Canadian village of Lytton smashed national heat records three days running, reaching an astonishing 49.6 degrees Celsius. Then, it burned to the ground. This documentary, the first in the series, is a vivid portrayal of a place in the crosshairs of climate change, where people don’t just have to imagine the future. They’re now figuring out how to build it. 
 
Presenter: Neal Razzell 
Producer: Mark Savage 
Editor: Bridget Harney

Image: The charred remnants of buildings in Lytton, British Columbia, Canada, 9 July 2021 (Credit: Jennifer Gauthier/Reuters)

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