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Chasing Ice
2012 · Film · documentary · 74 min
Directed by Jeff Orlowski
When National Geographic photographer James Balog asked, “How can one take a picture of climate change?” his attention was immediately drawn to ice. Soon he was asked to do a cover story on glaciers that became the most popular and well-read piece in the magazine during the last five years. But for Balog, that story marked the beginning of a much larger and longer-term project that would reach epic proportions.
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The movie Chasing Ice documents this phenomenon about as effectively as could possibly be done. A must see.
>But I am very hesitant to accept broad doomsday predictions by climate scientists which involve a mix of economics, society, politics, etc.
My assumption is that climate scientists actually see the most extreme examples of changes to environments that are most sensitive to it, and this (to some degree) exaggerates their extrapolation of the effects to the rest of the world. This tends towards alarmism in the same way that computer security experts see the internet as one giant mass of exploitable holes teetering on the edge of catastrophic collapse.
Watch the documentary Chasing Ice. If "climate effects on glaciers" is your niche expertise, the future looks very short.
I mentally dial the doomsday predictions back a bit to factor in "the rest of the world", and it still looks pretty bleak to me.
Additionally, I factor in the qualifications and 'source of income' of those arguing against it. There are a lot of radio and TV personalities who are vehemently opposed to "what science has to say", accusing climate scientists of the self-justification of their chosen career. I find that to be one of the most pristine examples of hypocrisy in existence. It's also inescapable.
Watched "Chasing Ice", 2012, last night with my wife. It was her homework assignment. What a film! Great watch for anyone here who has not seen it. Its half climate change documented via changes in ice, and half behind the scenes look at how they made those. How to mount a camera in the arctic.
it's surreal, no question. the whole Chasing Ice film is excellent.
If you want to see this in video, I recommend the documentary "Chasing Ice". It's available on Netflix.
I saw Chasing Ice at the cinema a couple of weeks ago. I went with friends who study adaptation to climate change in the Arctic communities, and all of them, and I too, came out of the movie in a state of minor shock. It's truly incredible how much these intense visuals make this strike home, even for those who are already environmentally aware and focused. It's the kind of movie that solidifies the thoughts I've been having recently: my life absolutely must be about working to mitigate and slow global climate change. Any other career path or choice would be so morally wrong I would have great difficultly living with that decision.
Everyone should see this movie.