Warnings From the Ice – NOVA
February 23, 2010 | Posted by 2012 
- Could the earth as we know it be about to drown? Huge ice sheets in Antarctica may be in the process of collapse, triggering a catastrophic rise in sea level that will inundate the most populous regions of the world. Battle extreme weather conditions in Antarctica with NOVA scientists as they gather data that will reveal new insight into the nature of global climate change. Format: DVD MOVIE
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It happened virtually overnight: Eleven thousand years ago, the world s temperatures suddenly rose drastically, creating a climate shift within a human lifetime that is nearly unimaginable. What triggered this frightening shift? And, more importantly- is it about to happen again? Take a trip to the bitter-cold bottom of the world, a beautiful, unforgiving place where experts are racing against time to probe the Antarctic ice for its secrets. Miles deep, the frigid e… More >>
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WARNING: Any kind of discussion of penguins is minimal here. Fans of “March of the Penguins” should be ware.
If I could wave a wand, both poles would be protected from global warming. Still, this work didn’t feel as compelling as works that focus on the North Pole. When I see photos of baby walruses drowning and hearing that caribou and polar bears and all kinds of species to the North will go extinct, then I am moved. This work does admit that half of Florida could be drown in the South Pole melts. It even says Earth could become like Kevin Costner’s “Water World.” Still, this work presents Antarctica as a big, boring boulder of snow. It’s just not as interesting.
This work is a bit congratulatory. It’s just full of the narrator saying, “Look at all these new tools that will allow us to study Antarctica.” This work really covers the research being done down there. It’s not as environmentalist as the title implies. It is not as much about “The South is melting and you the viewers need to do something about it.” This work is just too science-based and nerdy for most viewers to sit through it. For example, the narrator says, “Yeh! We mad a tunnel in the ice!” Okay, and?! It is compelling, however, when they recall Shackleton and Scott, explorers who failed in studying that continent a century ago. I can’t even imagine that many science classes being able to use this documentary for anything informative. The emphasis is ice: big, boring ice!
The interviewees are not diverse in the least. One guy from University of Texas has an awesome Aaron Eckhart-like chin dimple. I don’t blame NOVA, but I hope this encourages diverse individuals to study the South Pole.
Rating: 2 / 5