4 Ways of Looking at Ice

By Kathleen Fifield
From frost flowers to an upscale igloo, a fascinating look at a frozen wonder.
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Gathering data on how icebergs break apart.
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As a sheer challenge
Recent satellite photos have shown the alarming rate at which Greenland's glaciers are melting. Six members of the elite French High Risk Mountain Military Squad got a closer look. Lowering themselves into one of the mills carved by a river of melted ice, they used nothing but picks and crampons to climb back out. While their daredevil antics fit right into their mission to "master extreme weather conditions and physical challenges," they were also, under the guidance of expedition scientists, gathering data on how icebergs break apart.
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It's a good idea to sleep in an ice world,I never try it,incredible!

By yuro.w, on 01/15/2009

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