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Two ice—hardened ships brought hundreds of tonnes of fuel and cargo to a remote ice shelf. then, specialist snow vehicles hauled it 1000 miles over land. everything that was previously done by aircraft and then as science projects grew and equipment grew, there became the need to do it more efficiently and cost effectively. each machine could pull up to 70 tonnes. these vehicles transformed the science we can do in antarctica, increasing the scale, the number of people, the number of scientist...

Of —24 celsius tonight. so i better rug up. its been bringing rain and drizzle through the night but what makes this festival across northern extra special is that the instruments and western areas. it continues to progress are actually made on the day further southwards and from nearby ice. eastwards. among the line—up this year is everything from ice horns to ice drums and ice didgeridoos. so, under the clear skies further south and east, the concert‘s only hours away, its not going to b...

0oh! you really feel and see it in the air. it is cold here. and its this cold, the icy conditions and the elevation that drew polar explorers like shackleton to train here before they went on their expeditions. people still come here before their expeditions today. word is it will reach a low of —24 celsius tonight. so i better rug up. but what makes this festival extra special is that the instruments are actually made on the day from nearby ice. among the line—up this year

Ooh! you really feel and see it in the air. it is cold here. and its this cold, the icy conditions and the elevation that drew polar explorers like shackleton to train here before they went on their expeditions. people still come here before their expeditions today. word is it will reach a low of —24 celsius tonight. so i better rug up. but what makes this festival extra special is that the instruments are actually made on the day from nearby ice. among the line—up this year is everything fr...

And its this cold, the icy conditions and the elevation that drew polar explorers like shackleton to train here before they went on their expeditions. people still come here before their expeditions today. word is it will reach a low of —24 celsius tonight. so i better rug up. but what makes this festival extra special is that the instruments are actually made on the day from nearby ice. among the line—up this year is everything from ice horns to ice drums and ice didgeridoos. the concert‘...

Ooh! you really feel and see it in the air. it is cold here. and its this cold, the icy conditions and the elevation that drew polar explorers like shackleton to train here before they went on their expeditions. people still come here before their expeditions today. word is it will reach a low of —24 celsius tonight. so i better rug up. but what makes this festival extra special is that the instruments are actually made on the day from nearby ice. among the line—up this year

Cheering and applause that was amazing! it was such a bonkers soundscape and incredible to think that all of those strange sounds that were building into a crescendo were made from ice. i think its also an interesting way to experience the landscape of norway — freezing cold with a full moon overhead. having said that, it is freezing cold, i am frozen through. its time to head in.

0ne things for sure — i will never forget the view from the tops of those trees. this is bbc news. welcome if youre watching next up, were off to here in the uk, on pbs the french alps for a murkier but no in america or around the globe. less fascinating view of our changing planet, from he very bottom im mike embley. of a glacial lake. lucy heads to france for a swim our top stories: in some pretty shocking conditions. paying their respects. thousands of mourners file past across the world, g...

Next up, were off to the french alps for a murkier but no less fascinating view of our changing planet, from he very bottom of a glacial lake. lucy heads to france for a swim in some pretty shocking conditions. across the world, global warming is shortening the ski season and starting to seriously affect the economy for lower resorts. the charity protect our winters has been collecting data from climate scientists around the world, all with similar predictions — by 2050, the alps could see a r...

This view is definitely one of the wildest, most incredible views ive seen in my entire life. i cant believe were 71 metres off the ground right now. this is 700 years old! it is before the colonisation of america, before taj mahal, before machu picchu. it makes me feel like a speck of sand in the sandbox! like, insignificant! yeah, yeah. its a pretty humbling experience, isnt it? if the climate change conditions dry things out sufficiently, then they might start to feel some impacts. they might...