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[gotsnowgotslush]

Rappelling crevasses that melt water creates in sheet ices and glaciers-

The apparent acceleration in the melting of glaciers and ice sheets is documented through the efforts
of photojournalist James Balog, who places time-lapse cameras in 26 alpine and arctic locations,
including Alaska and Greenland.
(plus- Shad O'Neel, Jim White,Ice Core evidence, Boulder Colorado,
Jason Box- 14 year study )

(Documented, recorded, witnessed.)

Nova
Extreme Ice
An acclaimed photographer teams up with scientists to document the runaway melting of arctic glaciers.
Balog braves treacherous terrain to site his cameras in ideal locations to record the unfolding drama.
Remarkable time-lapse footage reveals massive glaciers and ice sheets splitting apart, collapsing,
and disappearing at a rate that has scientists alarmed

wgbh dot org

What would happen if all of Greenland's ice, melted?
Coming soon- Secrets Beneath the Ice
(Where does the melt water go? What kind of effects does it have on the base?
Do booming sounds from deep within, sound like a good thing?)
Looks like we will be getting some answers!
PBS

 

[Morcheeba]

What'd you think of the film, '126 Hours' starring James Franco?

 

[gotsnowgotslush]

Nova
Secrets Beneath the Ice

An examination of the ANDRILL project, which is drilling deep beneath the Antarctic ice in order to
gather information about Earth's paleoenvironmental history.

Watching now on wgbh
layers older than 800,000 years
1,000 years worth of history per foot of layer
Diamond drill bit
A mile down!

12 foot core
trapped air
1/4 mile down
Time travel back to when Antarctica was warm!
Cores that track 14 million years ago
Did the ice melt between 14 million years ago, and now?
Looking at the dry valleys
No life
Closest analog is the surface of Mars
Mullin's Valley

 

[Morcheeba]

Oh, my bad. Didn't realize your PM/email functions were disabled.