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Clips from Chasing Ice

Movies 2012 75 min ★ 7.7/10 (9,061 ratings) 1,061 clips
Biography Documentary

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of Texas to the other.
"of Texas to the other."
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HANNITY: Liberals will say, well if it's cold,
"HANNITY: Liberals will say, well if it's cold,"
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it's global warming, if it's snowing it's global warming,
"it's global warming, if it's snowing it's global warming,"
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that doesn't prove that there's-- it's global warming.
"that doesn't prove that there's-- it's global warming."
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to be the most expensive year ever for weather related damage.
"to be the most expensive year ever for weather related damage."
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like nothing they've ever seen before.
"like nothing they've ever seen before."
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I promise you, 20 years from today,
"I promise you, 20 years from today,"
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JAMES BALOG: The worst that would happen is
"JAMES BALOG: The worst that would happen is"
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Cause this light won't last forever.
"Cause this light won't last forever."
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SVAV JONATANSSON: Okay.
"SVAV JONATANSSON: Okay."
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I'm almost certain to get wet, Okay?
"I'm almost certain to get wet, Okay?"
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He really did fall in love with it.
"He really did fall in love with it."
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insanely, ridiculously beautiful.
"insanely, ridiculously beautiful."
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And I was finishing my master's degree in Geomorphology.
"And I was finishing my master's degree in Geomorphology."
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but I wasn't interested in being a scientist.
"but I wasn't interested in being a scientist."
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The modern world of science was all about statistics
"The modern world of science was all about statistics"
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I had no contacts in the photo world,
"I had no contacts in the photo world,"
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But they were bloody, gory, horrific pictures, hard to look
"But they were bloody, gory, horrific pictures, hard to look"
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at-- hard for me to look at even today.
"at-- hard for me to look at even today."
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in a more seductive fashion.
"in a more seductive fashion."
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that would engage people-- pull them in.
"that would engage people-- pull them in."
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LOUIS PSIHOYOS: He's always taken the big view.
"LOUIS PSIHOYOS: He's always taken the big view."
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You know? He's not looking at this little micro slice.
"You know? He's not looking at this little micro slice."
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He's really looking at what humanity is doing
"He's really looking at what humanity is doing"
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His books-- they force you to regard nature in a way
"His books-- they force you to regard nature in a way"
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And now you have James with that same kind of eye.
"And now you have James with that same kind of eye."
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to climb mountains and hang off cliffs.
"to climb mountains and hang off cliffs."
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JAMES BALOG: I did a couple years of research
"JAMES BALOG: I did a couple years of research"
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sounded right, was ice.
"sounded right, was ice."
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I started to get the very strong sense
"I started to get the very strong sense"
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and much longer-term that was about to unfold.
"and much longer-term that was about to unfold."
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It was very evocative, very emotional.
"It was very evocative, very emotional."
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As a guy who's been mountaineering
"As a guy who's been mountaineering"
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there's a powerful piece of history that's unfolding
"there's a powerful piece of history that's unfolding"
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So, I set up a whole bunch of camera positions
"So, I set up a whole bunch of camera positions"
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and we would just see how the glacier changed in six months.
"and we would just see how the glacier changed in six months."
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Right there.
"Right there."
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Right? Over.
"Right? Over."
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looking at the glacier going, we must be wrong,
"looking at the glacier going, we must be wrong,"
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The initial goal was to put
"The initial goal was to put"
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that would show you how the landscape was changing.
"that would show you how the landscape was changing."
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ADAM LEWINTER: I wasn't that into photography,
"ADAM LEWINTER: I wasn't that into photography,"
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the Godfather the knowledge base about those glaciers in Alaska.
"the Godfather the knowledge base about those glaciers in Alaska."
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JEFF ORLOWSKI: James sent me a gear list of things
"JEFF ORLOWSKI: James sent me a gear list of things"
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but of course, I still went with James to Iceland.
"but of course, I still went with James to Iceland."
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JAMES BALOG: What?
"JAMES BALOG: What?"
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JAMES BALOG: Yeah, I don't need it.
"JAMES BALOG: Yeah, I don't need it."
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for technology to be sitting out in.
"for technology to be sitting out in."
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Well we found a place to hide the camera;
"Well we found a place to hide the camera;"
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that's the good news.
"that's the good news."
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in total on that trip.
"in total on that trip."
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After that, we went on to Greenland.
"After that, we went on to Greenland."
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Ever since glaciers have entered the ocean, hundreds of thousands
"Ever since glaciers have entered the ocean, hundreds of thousands"
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But what we're seeing now is the Greenland ice sheet thinning out
"But what we're seeing now is the Greenland ice sheet thinning out"
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JAMES BALOG (CONT'D):
"JAMES BALOG (CONT'D):"
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It's sort of like doing a portrait of people.
"It's sort of like doing a portrait of people."
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and endless beauty and endless magic in those faces and for me,
"and endless beauty and endless magic in those faces and for me,"
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You know, they came from a great, impassive place,
"You know, they came from a great, impassive place,"
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We got there, we saw this really,
"We got there, we saw this really,"
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JAMES BALOG: This thing is gonna break off all summer long man.
"JAMES BALOG: This thing is gonna break off all summer long man."
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Look at this.
"Look at this."
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It was five football fields long-- 1,500 feet long.
"It was five football fields long-- 1,500 feet long."
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and we just had it rolling.
"and we just had it rolling."
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that seldom is caught on film.
"that seldom is caught on film."
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And we need to get these cameras out here.
"And we need to get these cameras out here."
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Tight, tight tight.
"Tight, tight tight."
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JAMES BALOG: This is tonight's dinner,
"JAMES BALOG: This is tonight's dinner,"
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Seven. Six, Five.
"Seven. Six, Five."
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five in Iceland, five in Alaska and two in Montana.
"five in Iceland, five in Alaska and two in Montana."
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to pull this off.
"to pull this off."
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I thought maybe there was a lot of hyperbole
"I thought maybe there was a lot of hyperbole"
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that was turning this into an activist cause.
"that was turning this into an activist cause."
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of changing the basic physics and chemistry
"of changing the basic physics and chemistry"
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of this entire huge planet.
"of this entire huge planet."
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DR. TAD PFEFFER: The Greenland
"DR. TAD PFEFFER: The Greenland"
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and Antarctic ice sheets are these giant domes of ice
"and Antarctic ice sheets are these giant domes of ice"
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that preserve climate records, very much like tree rings.
"that preserve climate records, very much like tree rings."
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One of the things that we learn, is that past temperature
"One of the things that we learn, is that past temperature"
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But now we're heading for 500 parts per million or more.
"But now we're heading for 500 parts per million or more."
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by themselves, naturally.
"by themselves, naturally."
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The amazing thing to me is that we're already seeing impacts
"The amazing thing to me is that we're already seeing impacts"
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It's been .8 degrees C,
"It's been .8 degrees C,"
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And that effects everything in the agriculture
"And that effects everything in the agriculture"
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And as the climate continues to warm, we're going to loose more
"And as the climate continues to warm, we're going to loose more"
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And that's a high mortality in those forest areas.
"And that's a high mortality in those forest areas."
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We have seen an increasing in the length of the fire season
"We have seen an increasing in the length of the fire season"
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and we've seen hotter fires - more extreme fires burning.
"and we've seen hotter fires - more extreme fires burning."
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As Munich Re is a major reinsurer for natural perils,
"As Munich Re is a major reinsurer for natural perils,"
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in the atmospheric conditions.
"in the atmospheric conditions."
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Can you attribute that home run to his taking steroids?
"Can you attribute that home run to his taking steroids?"
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in your system, but by adding just a little bit
"in your system, but by adding just a little bit"
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and that's exactly what happens in the climate system.
"and that's exactly what happens in the climate system."
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Greenhouse gases occur in very small amounts but by increasing
"Greenhouse gases occur in very small amounts but by increasing"
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until you found a dentist that said,
"until you found a dentist that said,"
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of the other dentists told you you had a problem?
"of the other dentists told you you had a problem?"
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We're still arguing about a minor thing called evolution,
"We're still arguing about a minor thing called evolution,"
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a minor thing about whether man actually walked on the moon.
"a minor thing about whether man actually walked on the moon."
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HELICOPTER PILOT: We have low oil pressure
"HELICOPTER PILOT: We have low oil pressure"
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DR. JASON BOX: The fire brigade will be on standby
"DR. JASON BOX: The fire brigade will be on standby"
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As a wife, yes.
"As a wife, yes."
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of months to visit the cameras.
"of months to visit the cameras."
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It's dead.
"It's dead."
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JASON BOX: Okay, so...
"JASON BOX: Okay, so..."
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ADAM LEWINTER: Again. Zebras again.
"ADAM LEWINTER: Again. Zebras again."
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JEFF ORLOWSKI: We've had numerous,
"JEFF ORLOWSKI: We've had numerous,"
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numerous timer failures.
"numerous timer failures."
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JAMES BALOG: Ewwww.
"JAMES BALOG: Ewwww."
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We've had batteries explode inside the camera boxes.
"We've had batteries explode inside the camera boxes."
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If I don't have pictures, I don't have anything.
"If I don't have pictures, I don't have anything."
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You know, everything is a failure.
"You know, everything is a failure."
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No, it's dead, it's not working.
"No, it's dead, it's not working."
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Period, flat out, just dead.
"Period, flat out, just dead."
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It's dead.
"It's dead."
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It makes me fucking insane!
"It makes me fucking insane!"
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JAMES BALOG: See that white dot down there...
"JAMES BALOG: See that white dot down there..."
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There's a white dot on the...
"There's a white dot on the..."
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we realized that the core problem was
"we realized that the core problem was"
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in the voltage regulator and in this little computer timer--
"in the voltage regulator and in this little computer timer--"
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and make sure they were working.
"and make sure they were working."
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JAMES BALOG: Okay.
"JAMES BALOG: Okay."
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