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Balog also refrains from overwhelming his audience with too many
scientific details and makes the data easy to understand. He explains
his methods and how he interprets his results without coming across
as boring. It is hard to watch an avalanche on screen or see the extreme
erosion of glaciers over a short period of time and not realise that Balog is
clearly onto something.

The film also incorporates a sense of the extreme lengths that Balog and
his team, including a glaciologist and a climatologist, were willing to go
to capture footage of this glacial erosion. There are scenes in which Balog
cries out in disappointment when some cameras are not working and
other moments when he puts himself in quite precarious positions as he
descends into holes and caves of ice in order to get the best shot. Not to
mention the knee surgery that threatens to keep him from ice hiking on
his journey.

Chasing Ice is definitely a worthwhile documentary that combines
intriguing theories and exquisite images. Those who are skeptical about
theories on the environment might be reluctant to see the film, but there
is still something to be gained from Balog’s research. Balog and his team
make viewers think critically about climate change and what it can mean
for our future.
- Andrea Seikaly

A. Match the following words with their meanings.
a. reluctant i. extremely beautiful or carefully made

b. intriguing ii. a mass of snow, ice and rock that falls down
the side of a mountain

c. exquisite iii. very great; so powerful that you cannot
resist it

d. avalanche iv. arousing one's curiosity or interest;
fascinating

e. overwhelming v. hesitating to do something

f. credibility vi. the quality of being trusted and believed in

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