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Every Tuesday, Hakai Magazine brings you the best stories from the world’s coastlines. Each episode is a recording of our weekly feature story. Find all of our stories at hakaimagazine.com.

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Every Tuesday, Hakai Magazine brings you the best stories from the world’s coastlines. Each episode is a recording of our weekly feature story. Find all of our stories at hakaimagazine.com.

    The Estuary Smothered by a Thousand Logs

    The Estuary Smothered by a Thousand Logs

    by Larry Pynn • For decades, scientists have known that allowing the timber industry to store logs in estuaries kills marine life. Why does British Columbia still permit it?
    The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

    • 19 min
    A Dose of Antacids, a Quaint British Bay, and a Public Relations Fiasco

    A Dose of Antacids, a Quaint British Bay, and a Public Relations Fiasco

    by Yannic Rack • Uproar over an ocean alkalinity enhancement pilot project in St. Ives Bay raises an important question: who gets to decide where climate change projects are tested?
    The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

    • 35 min
    A Step Forward in Stingray Science

    A Step Forward in Stingray Science

    by Katharine Gammon • A California researcher and his team simulate stepping on round rays to learn more about how, why, and when the animals strike.
    The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

    • 11 min
    Rebroadcast: The Rat Spill

    Rebroadcast: The Rat Spill

    by Sarah Gilman • A tiny Alaskan island faces a threat as deadly as an oil spill—rats.
    Originally published in August 2019, the story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

    • 32 min
    Buying Baja

    Buying Baja

    by Krista Langlois • On a storied stretch of Mexico’s Baja peninsula, locals fight rich outsiders and rampant development that threaten to transform the coast and dry up aquifers.
    The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
     
     

    • 35 min
    Not Too Wet To Burn

    Not Too Wet To Burn

    by Madeline Ostrander • Amid an uptick in wildfires, scientists search for lessons on how to save old-growth from a fiery future.
    The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

    • 30 min

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