Dramatic Changes in Polar Ice: Are We Awakening Sleeping Giants? Waleed Abdalati discusses Antarctica and Greenland

Dramatic Changes in Polar Ice: Are We Awakening a Sleeping Giant? Waleed Abdalati (August 10, 2009)


Dear Readers,


I just watched this video and couldn't believe how not out of date it was.  There are many illustrations and animations of the topographies of the Greenland Ice Sheet and the Antarctic ice cap that were informative and which I had never seen before.  There is a good deal of 3-D illustration of what is going on with the Jakobshavn Isbrae and its upstream portion, as well as the topography under the ice sheet.


The only drawback is that the video is 51 minutes long, and in the beginning Dr. Abdalati actually sounds as if he were bored with the topic.  He's not, of course, but his voice is an impediment.  He talks about Antarctica, first, and gets to Greenland at about minute 20, after which I found the talk more informative and interesting, although the first part was also good.


If you have the time and this is your interest, then I highly recommend watching the entire video.


Tenney