Art + Science + Adventure = Extreme Ice Survey
Today’s Fresh Air program on NPR featured James Balog, a nature photographer and the founder of the Extreme Ice Survey, a project to document the changes occurring on some of the planet’s most remote glaciers. Basically, they are melting right before our eyes. As Mr. Balog said in the program, this isn’t about climate models and projections - this is about putting us face-to-face with the change that is going on right now.
The program was excellent - and Mr. Balog just seemed like a really cool, genuine guy. I recommend you give it a listen. Also, this work is going to be featured on PBS’s NOVA program on March 24th. I’m sure it will be breathtaking (and scary).