Small-group screening of this amazing movie, followed by a discussion about  up-to-date information and ways to take immediate action so that anyone can make a difference.

About the Movie
“In the spring of 2005, acclaimed environmental photographer James Balog headed to the Arctic on a tricky assignment for National Geographic: to capture images to help tell the story of the Earth’s changing climate. Even with a scientific upbringing, Balog had been a skeptic about climate change. But that first trip north opened his eyes to the biggest story in human history and sparked a challenge within him that would put his career and his very well-being at risk….

With a band of young adventurers in tow, Balog began deploying revolutionary time-lapse cameras across the brutal Arctic to capture a multi-year record of the world’s changing glaciers. His hauntingly beautiful videos compress years into seconds and capture ancient mountains of ice in motion as they disappear at a breathtaking rate. Chasing Ice depicts a photographer trying to deliver evidence and hope to our carbon-powered planet.”

Discussion After the Movie
Dr. Debra Tillinger will bring us up to date on the latest information regarding ice-melt and sea level rise and lead a discussion. Dr Tillinger has spoken at one of our general meetings and she is a great presenter, so we’re glad she’s available to talk about the film after the showing. She teaches a course on climate change science at the American Museum of Natural History.

Photocredit: Chasingice.com