Monday, August 05, 2013

No movie plot. Real adventure.

I loved this film. I had no idea Greenland was this sad already. 

Greenland has always been an excellent indicator of climate. It's icesheet was among the most studied of all of the ice structures on Earth. It showed the profound impact of the Climate Crisis at very early stages. There are records by NASA in excellent satellite pictures and highly thought out contrast and compare. There was absolutely no reason for anyone in the USA government to have missed this disaster in the making. No excuse government responsibility. Why don't the Republicans just admit they wanted this for Wall Street profits and used their politics for that purpose?

The very real aspect of this filming is the petroleum industry and how irreverent they are to the land. Scientists haven't even had a chance to study the oldest rocks on Earth and the biotic content of the region before the petroleum industry is there to cause damage that will destroy the evidence of Earth's history. It is disgusting to realize how lousy Wall Street sincerely is when it comes to destroying evidence of Climate and Earth's history to carry out their profiteering. 

The film provides moments of beauty unlike those ever seen before. The 'adventure style' of this group of scientists is more than compelling. They sail a tall ship into Greenland's now intermittently exposed fjords and use state of the art technology to carry out their research. To say these folks are romantic about their work is an understatement. I really liked all of them and their music. 

The one sign of hope humans can carry away from this film, is there still exists a healthy permafrost in Greenland. It is not completely too late.