British Columbia’s snow- and ice-covered mountains contain life-giving water for the people and creatures living below. But with climate change bringing rising temperatures, we may not be able to count on this frozen reservoir for much longer. Experts go up mountain peaks and into thin air with new technology to map the snow and ice before the taps run dry.
This episode is part of our series Bare Earth, where we set out to see what the bare-earth landscapes of our coast will reveal when seen from above—way, way above.
Published on Hakai.org in Fall 2022. Producer, editor, videographer.
Katrina Pyne | Halifax, N.S. 