Name: Time-lapse proof of extreme ice loss
Uploaded: 2009-09-08T01:00:00Z
Duration: 19 min 2 s
Description: Photographer James Balog shares new image sequences from the Extreme Ice Survey, a network of time-lapse cameras recording glaciers receding at an alarming rate, some of the most vivid evidence yet of climate change.

Photographer James Balog shares new image sequences from the Extreme Ice Survey, a network of time-lapse cameras recording glaciers receding at an alarming rate, some of the most vivid evidence yet of climate change.

Time-lapse proof of extreme ice loss

Melting glaciers are a visible, measurable sign of climate change, with 95 percent outside Antarctica now retreating or shrinking. Time-lapse photography captures these changes as towering walls of ice collapse, turning into rising sea levels before our eyes. The project bridges art and science to make climate change undeniable and emotionally resonant. This visual evidence exposes a crisis that is often invisible and calls for a shift in public perception and action.