ICE reflection

I have really enjoyed watching this film in class for multiple reasons.  The documentary is such a great way to see the changes in climate and weather because it is portrayed in a way that not many people have seen before.  Along with article that was going to come out, it puts the images of the melting ice structures in a new perspective.  I was most shocked to see the progression in the crumbling glaciers because it wasn’t just a few inches or even feet, each day, ice the length of about five football fields would crack and eventually fall into the ocean, only causing the water lines to raise that much more. 

I can’t imagine the disappointment when James Balog first opened up the camera to find that some of the batteries were burnt out or that the lenses were completely sand blasted.  The team had worked so hard to engineer these cameras and systems to take a picture on a timer, and then they had to wait all season just to see it didn’t work.  After this frustration, Balog’s team did not give up, they decided they were going to find the problem, fix it and put the cameras out for another season.  When Balog and his team checked the cameras the second time, they were pleasantly surprised by astonishing images of the breaking down glaciers.  Over all I really enjoyed this movie, in fact it has made me more interesting in looking into ways to help prevent the collapsing of the glaciers and ice structures in these areas.

Olivia  Ludwig