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1) The last ice
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
For centuries, Inuit in the Arctic have lived on and around the frozen ocean. Now, as climate change is rapidly melting the sea ice between Canada and Greenland, development here threatens to upset the delicate balance between their communities, land and wildlife.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"It's time for a treat! Find out what goes into - and the amazing history behind - each delicious scoop of everyone's favorite hot-weather indulgence. Whether you like Superfudge Chocoswirly or plain vanilla, you'll love this episode! In MODERN MARVELS: ICE CREAM, we'll trace the history of this delicious dessert from the gelato of Italy to the 1800's French Pot process to the wild assortments of frozen delights being served up today. We'll explore...
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
In 1995, anthropologist Johan Reinhard, accompanied by Argentine and Peruvian colleagues, uncovered a sacred site at 22,000-feet on Mt. Llullaillaco. Beneath rock and ice, they discovered three perfectly preserved Inca children. Who were they? Why were they chosen? National Geographic investigates these child mummies to piece together their final days and uncover the motivations of the ancient society that led them to their deaths.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Follows the competition and camaraderie of six truckers over a season on the ice road, as they brave white-outs, thin ice, and the deadly cold to perform one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. Timed to release with the season three premiere, the most exciting episodes are available for the first time on one DVD.
11) Iceman reborn
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Murdered more than 5,000 years ago, Otzi the Iceman is the oldest human mummy on Earth. Now, newly discovered evidence sheds light not only on this mysterious ancient man, but on the dawn of civilization in Europe.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Earth is an incredible, exceptional planet with an amazing life story full of cataclysmic disasters, eleventh-hour coincidences that save it from extinction, and an astonishing power to continually regenerate. Uses breathtaking footage and special imaging to tell the story of the great forces that shape the planet - volcanoes, the ocean, the atmosphere and ice. Traveling from Ethiopia's unique lava lake to an ice cave under a glacier in Greenland...
13) The ice hotel
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"Imagine a hotel that's constructed of thousands of tons of snow and ice and re-built from scratch every winter. This is the Ice Hotel in the village of Jukkasjaarvi in northern Lapland, Sweden. It's a place where artistic beauty and architectural innovation are combined to create a truly unique vacation experience. Step inside this one-of-a-kind structure where guests spend the night in sleeping bags and unwind in the steaming hot ice sauna and see...
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Hugh Rowland is back, this time as the boss, with his own trucking company. Bound and determined to reclaim his crown as "King of the Road" and take down well-established rival Polar Industries, he's confronted by an arsenal of heavy haulers, including Alex Debogorski and Lisa Kelly, who return to the ice roads with a goal and a grudge. With families to support, a no-nonsense work ethic and an against-all-odds determination, each trucker continues...
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
In Prudhoe Bay, a network of ice roads in the tundra crisscross river systems and open ocean to connect America's booming North Slope oil fields to dry land. Every winter, truckers have less than three months to shuttle critical supplies over the ice. The only problem is there's just one way to get to this remote location: 400 miles of ice-covered, mountainous terrain known as the Dalton Highway. It is the most dangerous road in North America.
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Ice road truckers returns with Season 6 as veteran drivers Hugh, Alex, Rick and Jack compete with three newcomers to battle the farthest reaches of the North American continent. With oil exploration at an all-time high in Canada, Carlile drivers are preparing for the busiest season in Dalton history. For the first time, they'll travel on three roads with more ice crossings than ever before. In Manitoba, warm weather has left the winter roads with...
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
The History Channel answers the question: After 650 million years of climate change, is global warming simply a naturally occuring phenomenom, or the result of human activity? Arctic ice is melting, sea levels are rising and glaciers are shrinking at alarming rates. And the Earth is getting unmistakably warmer. But is this vast potentially catastrophic climate change the result of human behavior? Or is it simply the Earth's natural cycle of warming...
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