NOVA S25E17: Warnings from the Ice
- Aired: 1998-04-21
- Time: 21:00:00
- Runtime: 60 minutes
Overview
Could the world be facing the next deluge—a catastrophic rise in sea levels—as a result of the rapid break-up of the huge Antarctic ice sheets? The ice sheets hold 70% of the world's fresh water in a deep freeze cold enough to shatter steel, but now scientists are racing to understand whether the recent calving of a Connecticut sized iceberg signals the beginning of a giant meltdown.