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Clips from Chasing Ice (2012)

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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