Explorers See Greenland’s Glaciers Like Never Before | National Geographic

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[Music] lots of people who have tried before us

lots of people who have tried before us

lots of people who have tried before us had failed and all of their aircraft are

had failed and all of their aircraft are

had failed and all of their aircraft are scattered across the ice cap

you ready oh yeah when thinking about

you ready oh yeah when thinking about flying a tiny helicopter across the

flying a tiny helicopter across the

flying a tiny helicopter across the North Atlantic the answer is no way too

North Atlantic the answer is no way too

North Atlantic the answer is no way too dangerous

dangerous

dangerous absolutely not Sandra are we good to go

absolutely not Sandra are we good to go

absolutely not Sandra are we good to go but we’re going to go for it so I’ve got

but we’re going to go for it so I’ve got

but we’re going to go for it so I’ve got a company it’s called five fly we have

a company it’s called five fly we have

a company it’s called five fly we have airplanes and helicopters that we loaded

airplanes and helicopters that we loaded

airplanes and helicopters that we loaded up with instruments and gear to go out

up with instruments and gear to go out

up with instruments and gear to go out collect information bring it back to

collect information bring it back to

collect information bring it back to people so that they can do good

people so that they can do good

people so that they can do good [Music]

the goal was to take this new helicopter

the goal was to take this new helicopter we thought bring it from London all the

we thought bring it from London all the

we thought bring it from London all the way to San Diego

and planning for this trip Greenland was

and planning for this trip Greenland was totally mysterious that was the unknown

totally mysterious that was the unknown

totally mysterious that was the unknown to me which was the most attractive part

to me which was the most attractive part

to me which was the most attractive part there’s no footage of this area because

there’s no footage of this area because

there’s no footage of this area because it’s really hard to get to coming down

it’s really hard to get to coming down

it’s really hard to get to coming down that shoreline was just absolutely

that shoreline was just absolutely

that shoreline was just absolutely fantastic you can see for what seems to

fantastic you can see for what seems to

fantastic you can see for what seems to be a hundreds of miles and there are

be a hundreds of miles and there are

be a hundreds of miles and there are these icebergs just everywhere

Greenland is a huge cap of ice and the

Greenland is a huge cap of ice and the ice cap comes down to the shoreline

ice cap comes down to the shoreline

ice cap comes down to the shoreline where it starts to break apart in the

where it starts to break apart in the

where it starts to break apart in the form of these glaciers and that’s where

form of these glaciers and that’s where

form of these glaciers and that’s where we were flying along and you can see the

we were flying along and you can see the

we were flying along and you can see the glaciers falling apart right on the

glaciers falling apart right on the

glaciers falling apart right on the ocean’s surface and you just can’t help

ocean’s surface and you just can’t help

ocean’s surface and you just can’t help but wonder how is this huge environment

but wonder how is this huge environment

but wonder how is this huge environment changing all I had to do is look down

changing all I had to do is look down

changing all I had to do is look down and you can see the place melting and

and you can see the place melting and

and you can see the place melting and it’s melting fast as Greenland melts you

it’s melting fast as Greenland melts you

it’s melting fast as Greenland melts you have to wonder where is all this water

have to wonder where is all this water

have to wonder where is all this water going and it’s going right into the

going and it’s going right into the

going and it’s going right into the ocean I mean this waterfall that we saw

ocean I mean this waterfall that we saw

ocean I mean this waterfall that we saw was just absolutely massive and it’s

was just absolutely massive and it’s

was just absolutely massive and it’s just pouring water right off the glacier

just pouring water right off the glacier

just pouring water right off the glacier into the ocean flying along watching the

into the ocean flying along watching the

into the ocean flying along watching the water from these melt pools disappear

water from these melt pools disappear

water from these melt pools disappear down a hole sending all this heat to the

down a hole sending all this heat to the

down a hole sending all this heat to the bottom of Greenland has to make you

bottom of Greenland has to make you

bottom of Greenland has to make you wonder you know is this a disappearing

wonder you know is this a disappearing

wonder you know is this a disappearing landscape

landscape

landscape [Music]

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[Music] these glaciers are literally crumbling

these glaciers are literally crumbling

these glaciers are literally crumbling behind us right now we are on the front

behind us right now we are on the front

behind us right now we are on the front lines of climate change

lines of climate change

lines of climate change [Music]

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[Music] we captured this type of imagery so that

we captured this type of imagery so that

we captured this type of imagery so that we can help inspire the people that are

we can help inspire the people that are

we can help inspire the people that are in charge of this planet and it’s not

in charge of this planet and it’s not

in charge of this planet and it’s not just politicians it’s people like you

just politicians it’s people like you

just politicians it’s people like you and I that put gas in our cars that turn

and I that put gas in our cars that turn

and I that put gas in our cars that turn on the light bulb that build houses that

on the light bulb that build houses that

on the light bulb that build houses that make these huge infrastructures it’s

make these huge infrastructures it’s

make these huge infrastructures it’s important to understand how this affects

important to understand how this affects

important to understand how this affects places that we’ve never been

places that we’ve never been

places that we’ve never been [Music]

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[Music] to just come here and in one day make a

to just come here and in one day make a

to just come here and in one day make a huge assessment of what the planet is

huge assessment of what the planet is

huge assessment of what the planet is doing is just wrong but it does take

doing is just wrong but it does take

doing is just wrong but it does take your breath away when you’re here and

your breath away when you’re here and

your breath away when you’re here and you see it for yourself

I can’t tell you how absolutely exciting

I can’t tell you how absolutely exciting it is to be able to go to a place

it is to be able to go to a place

it is to be able to go to a place survive it fill our cameras with footage

survive it fill our cameras with footage

survive it fill our cameras with footage that has never been seen and bring it

that has never been seen and bring it

that has never been seen and bring it back to the world to be able to share

back to the world to be able to share

back to the world to be able to share with you a place that is absolutely

with you a place that is absolutely

with you a place that is absolutely remarkable and special

remarkable and special

remarkable and special [Music]

you

you [Music]