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DVD
Current scientific models project a one-meter sea level rise over the next century, which could displace millions of people everywhere from Florida to Bangladesh and require trillions of dollars in new coastal infrastructure investments. But can this future be prevented? How do you figure out what's happening inside a gigantic wall of ice?
 
A NOVA/National Geographic Television special, Extreme Ice follows the progress of acclaimed photojournalist James Balog’s Extreme Ice Survey (EIS), the largest photographic study ever attempted of the cryosphere, the mantle of ice that covers large portions of the Earth and that plays a critical role in weather. The effort involves deploying 26 time-lapse cameras in risky, remote locations including Iceland, Alaska, and the Alps—programming them to shoot a frame every daylight hour for three years. Grappling with blizzards, fickle technology, and climbs up craggy precipices, Balog and a team of scientists, must anchor cameras capable of withstanding sub-zero temperatures and winds up to 170 mph. The perilous expedition creates a unique photo archive of melting glaciers that could provide a key to understanding their runaway behavior and their potential to drive rising sea levels.

Special DVD features include: materials and activities for educators; a link to the NOVA Web site; scene selections; closed captions; and described video for the visually impaired.    

On one DVD5 disc.  Region coding: Region 1.  Audio: Dolby stereo.  Screen format: 16:9 Anamorphic.

Book
Using time-lapse and conventional photography as well as digital video, the Extreme Ice Survey is the most extensive visual study ever conducted to illustrate the catastrophic melting of glacial ice. Serviced via foot, horseback, dogsled, skis, fishing boats, and helicopters at 15 sites in the Northern Hemisphere and programmed to shoot once an hour, every hour of daylight, each of the 26 cameras captures approximately 4,000 images per year.