| | | Mount Saint Valentin, the highest mountain in Patagonia, is difficult to access and swept by constant storms. This film records the efforts of scientists to drill and remove an ice core filled with valuable information about climate change. For two years French and Chilean glaciologists battled with the elements in this hostile environment in order to extract their precious ice samples. This DVD brings to life the excitement of practical science in the real world. The mountains of South America provide the missing link in the world’s understanding of climate change. Drilling out a massive ice core will allow the laboratories back home to analyse data going back thousands of years. The research will help the human race to better face today’s climate challenges. This scientific mission was very dangerous and, despite meticulous planning, the team’s first attempt could have proved fatal. However, they persisted and, on their second attempt the following year, was an unqualified success. This film manages to convey the excitement of the scientific endeavour, the dedication of the team and the global importance of their work.
| Add to Cart | | | | DVD | Climate researchers DVD | £29.00 |  | |
| Specifications | | Product Code | 46 | | Formats | DVD and Download | | Duration | 52 minutes | | Languages | English | | Country of Origin | Chile, France | | Subject | Geography, Environmental Studies | | Year | 2007 |
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| Related Videos |  Large tranches of the Arctic ice cap are melting. For the first time it is possible to sail all the way around the islands of Svalbard – the world’s most northerly civilisation. These islands provide the best demonstration of how global warming is affecting Arctic wildlife. The film-maker’s journey around these harsh coasts brings him uncomfortably close to the polar bears that are starving as their hunting grounds melt away. We also meet walruses, polar foxes and many birds, all of which are feeling the climatic changes. |  The Arctic sea ice is melting. The global climate is growing steadily warmer and in the Arctic this process is proceeding twice as fast as in the rest of the world. At the current rate climatologists expect the Arctic to be completely ice-free as early as 2050. This DVD shows the importance of the ice to the animals who live there especially the seal, which relies on it to give birth and to rest, and the polar bear which roams the ice searching for seals. |
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