Comment ça va le Nord?

Simon D'Amours meets Katarina Welsch, interpretation coordinator for the Kluane National Park. He then joins Eva Thevenin, student of periglacial geomorphology, before his adventure comes to an end collecting samples in the company of Sophie Pouillé.

Today, those living in Canada's northern territories are at the heart of the problems caused by climate change. They can now observe the increasing seasonal imbalance, melting glaciers and thawing tundra as wildlife tries to adapt as best it can.

Simon D'Amours looks into the impact of climate change on the soil and the infrastructure it supports. He meets Louis-Philippe Roy, a geomorphologist studying the melting permafrost, Bay Berry, a student specialising in coastal erosion.

Food security for the people of the North is today being affected by climate change as it endangers certain traditions such as hunting, fishing, trapping and gathering. A population that will soon find itself increasingly dependent on deliveries.

A filmmaker reveals the dire consequences of global warming in northern Canada, where melting glaciers and changing seasons challenge indigenous communities to adapt and protect their way of life.

À la fois liée à l'histoire du Yukon et essentielle à son économie, on explore de quelle manière l'industrie minière est affectée par le réchauffement climatique, et surtout, que fait-elle pour faire partie de la solution.