07/20/2012

Melting the World’s Biggest Ice Cube

Antarctica has 90 percent of the world’s ice–and it’s melting. Ice sheet guru Bob Bindschadler talks about climate change in Antarctica, and rising sea levels across the globe. Plus, biologist Diana Wall talks about hidden life in the barren Dry Valleys, and microbe hunter John Priscu talks about “bugs in the ice.”

In the mood for more about our southernmost continent? Additional Antarctica coverage is at Feeling the Heat? Cool Off at the South Pole.

Segment Guests

Bob Bindschadler

Bob Bindschadler is an Emeritus Scientist with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. He is based in Greenbelt, Maryland.

Diana Wall

Diana Wall is a Professor of Biology and Director of the School of Global Environmental Sustainability at Colorado State University. She is based in Fort Collins, Colorado.

John Priscu

John Priscu is a Professor of Ecology at Montana State University. He is based in Bozeman, Montana.