Photographer James Balog did not believe in climate change. It was difficult for him to understand how ‘human beings could change the basic physics and chemistry of this entire, huge planet.’ But later, what he captured on his camera was enough for him to abandon his thoughts on climate change.
It was during a National Geographic commissioned expedition that James and his crew captured an amazing video in Arctic. It was James Balog’s first hand experience of climate change. 10 years later, James Balogs' film Chasing Ice premiered, and he made a decision to document the melting glaciers.
And this was when Balog caught one of the most tremendous videos of climate change ever. In less than an hour and 15 minutes, Balog and his teammates witnessed a massive piece of glacier which was roughly the size of Lower Manhattan fall. The magnificent site has also found space in Guinness Book of Records.
Take a look at the entire video here.
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