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EPISODE · Feb 15, 2025 · 20 MIN

How the Yukon Quest is racing to adapt to climate change

from What On Earth

Warmer winters and weird weather have forced organizers of this classic sled dog race to change the route to stay safe in rapidly changing conditions. CBC Whitehorse reporter Cali McTavish takes us to the Yukon Quest starting line in Teslin, where mushers, organizers and Indigenous community members talk about what the race means to them, and how climate change is having an impact.

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