I recently checked a book out of the library (remember those?)  called “Extreme Ice Now” by James Balog.  It tells how Mr. Balog set up time lapse cameras on about 30 glaciers to record their movement over months and years.  I wanted to see the time lapse results so I searched the Internet for a video.  This video is a presentation Mr. Balog gave at TED in summer of 2009.  It shows some of what his cameras recorded and the implications of what we’re seeing.   It is astounding and sobering – a message communicated by merging art and science that neither could do alone.

I don’t usually blog about the environment, ecology and politics.  However, when I saw this video I felt compelled to share it with as many people in my world as possible.  First, it is an extreme work of art.  Second, it is a sobering wake up call – it makes climate change real and vivid.  Third, it ends on a note of optimism and hope – so let us do what we can do every day to heal our global community.

Let me know what you think and how you feel in your comments.  Thanks!