By  Aastha Sethi, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Cabin Radio Three Northwest Territories  residents had the opportunity to see the territory from a NASA climate science jet. “It was interesting. I’ve never been on a plane like that before. I’ve done different kinds of flights, but never one where they’re collecting data like that,” said Hannah Ascough, who boarded the flight on behalf of northern environmental advocacy group Ecology North. During the roughly four-hour flight, Ascough said NASA scientists discussed some of the “drastic changes” the land has experienced as a result of climate change. While flying over Kakisa Lake, the scene of an active wildfire and an area affected by previous fires, Ascough said a map showed passengers the location of fire burn scars. She said the trip showed her “different

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