The Memory of Darkness, Light, and Ice
If the ice sheet covering Greenland melted, global sea levels would rise 21 feet, profoundly impacting our planet. How, why, and when could this happen? A few years ago, scientists found lost sediment from a secret sub-ice Cold War base in the Arctic from the 1960s that holds clues to a time when Greenland Ice Sheet was gone. The Memory of Darkness, Light, and Ice is an hour-long documentary about the discovery of this sediment and the critical implications of the science to our future. The finding that the ice sheet melted in the past completely transforms our understanding of the stability of the Greenland Ice Sheet.
Directed by Kathy Kasic · Written by Kathy Kasic
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Make it a double feature
2h 13m together
The Memory of Darkness, Light, and Ice
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet
A close match in mood and era.
