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Breaking the ice

Duration: 02:52

Scientist Faye Hicks describes the devastation that can be unleashed when the frozen rivers of the Canadian Arctic thaw in the springtime. Faye and her team are trying to learn more about how this dramatic process unfolds.

Available since: Mon 6 Feb 2012

Credits

Series Producer
Vanessa Berlowitz
Narrator
David Attenborough
Presenter
David Attenborough
Producer
Dan Rees
Composer
Barnaby Taylor

This clip is from

Frozen Planet On Thin Ice

7/7 David Attenborough investigates the effects of rising temperatures at the polar regions.

First broadcast: 07 Dec 2011

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