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Warnings from the ice, a Nova production by the WGBH/Science Unit in association with Sveriges Television ; written, produced and directed by Rob Gardner

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Warnings from the ice, a Nova production by the WGBH/Science Unit in association with Sveriges Television ; written, produced and directed by Rob Gardner

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eng

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videorecording

Intended audience

Not rated

Main title

Warnings from the ice

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videorecording DVD

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Originally broadcast on Nova television in 1998

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a Nova production by the WGBH/Science Unit in association with Sveriges Television ; written, produced and directed by Rob Gardner

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Summary

Eleven thousand years ago, the world's temperatures suddenly rose drastically, creating a climate shift within a human lifetime that is nearly unimaginable. Miles deep, the frigid expanse holds 70 percent of the world's fresh water in a deep freeze cold enough to shatter steel. Recently things have been heating up. In 1995, an iceberg the size of Rhode Island broke off from the Larsen ice shelf along the Antarctic coast, hinting at a potential meltdown. If the entire West Antarctic Ice Sheet were to follow suit, sea level would rise by almost 20 feet, wiping out entire cities, redrawing coastlines, and leave millions homeless

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

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