Following the news that 2023 was officially Earth's hottest year on record, Eva and Sophie want answers.

This week, we return to ecohydrologist, assistant professor and science communicator, Dr Emily Fairfax - world-renowned beaver researcher and Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota, and our go-to for all things beaver and wildfire.

Emily is leading groundbreaking research in the States into how beaver wetlands can act as natural firebreaks, and mitigate against extreme climate-induced megafires.

Since she came on The Lodge Cast back in Series 2, it's time for an update. What lessons can Britain learn from the States in enlisting beavers to help strengthen landscape resilience against the climate? How can beavers restore areas of habitat that were destroyed? And why does this matter?

Also coming up: the #FactOff challenge and Sophie tests Eva's spark in the QUIZ...

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This episode is a mixture of fact and opinion. It was hosted by Eva Bishop and Sophie Pavelle, produced and edited by Emma Brisdion, and mixed by Mark Skinner, for Beaver Trust.