On Thin Ice, Pt. 1

Frozen Planet: Season 1: Episode 13

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Frozen Planet
On Thin Ice, Pt. 1

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BBC | BBC One | Air Date: December 7, 2011
Summary: The Poles are warming at up to five times faster than the rest of the Earth. If this continues, it won’t just affect the people and wildlife that lives there – it will affect the planet as a whole. From pioneering camera techniques, to satellite imagery and scientific experimentation and prediction, Meltdown looks to the future of not justThe Poles are warming at up to five times faster than the rest of the Earth. If this continues, it won’t just affect the people and wildlife that lives there – it will affect the planet as a whole. From pioneering camera techniques, to satellite imagery and scientific experimentation and prediction, Meltdown looks to the future of not just the landscape of the poles, but also to those that live within them. The polar bear is reliant on the sea ice, and without it, their future is seriously threatened, with some experts predicting that the species will not last to the end of this century. However, no one has to adapt faster to the changing nature of the Arctic, than the indigenous people that live there. The hunters face daily dangers attempting to hunt prey on ice that is too thin, buildings can topple due to melting permafrost and coastal villages could be washed away as the absence of sea ice exposes them to the full fury of the winter storms.… Expand
Genre(s): Documentary, Science
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