finally, our destination — mcmurdo.to mcmurdo, which is pretty much straight off over there. it is the last fingerhold of civilisation, the most southerly town on earth, and the largest centre for scientific research on the continent. and, out across the sea ice, the first peaks of the mighty tra nsa ntarctic mountains. keep it staying in place... it is here in mcmurdo that our expedition to the thwaites glacier begins. so thwaites glacier is vulnerable, and there is nothing stopping a collapse once it really takes hold. thwaites glacier is the size of britain and already accounts for 4% of global sea level rise. the fear is, if the melt rate increases, much of the west antarctic ice sheet could go, too. that could raise world sea level worldwide by more than three metres. why is the glacier changing? why is it being eaten away? it's being eaten away because there are winds up here, on the ocean's surface, that are actually driving currents away from this ice sheet. when that happens, this water comes in underneath, lik

for the 1st weekend of august at the american mcmurdo station mcmurdo is the largest station in antarctica it's a small town with a population of almost $1500.00. the festival consists of 2 parts 1st the open category entrance upload to films of any genre about any topic the only restriction is on duration it can be no longer than 5 minutes why just 5 because a common antarctic problem has a low speed connection. back in the 2nd category is for films made in just 48 hours a day on friday festival organizers announced the rules and on monday all participants upload their entries which are shown to the entire population of mcmurdo and the jury delivers its verdict the winners are announced in several nominations just like all good movie festivals best film best actor best writer just camerawork and there's an audience award. all of antarctica's inhabitants abide by laws some of the feathered and aquatic varieties abide by the antarctic laws of nature others by the provisions of the antarctic treaty. under the antarctic treaty. by mental. issues. in the early 1900 and part of that whole part

finally, our destination — mcmurdo.g to mcmurdo, which is pretty much straight off over there. it is the last fingerhold of civilisation, the most southerly town on earth, and the largest centre for scientific research on the continent. and, out across the sea ice, the first peaks of the mighty tra nsa ntarctic mountains. keep it staying in place... it is here in mcmurdo that our expedition to the thwaites glacier begins. so thwaites glacier is vulnerable, and there is nothing stopping a collapse once it really takes hold. thwaites glacier is the size of britain and already accounts for 4% of global sea level rise. the fear is, if the melt rate increases, much of the west antarctic ice sheet could go, too. that could raise world sea level worldwide by more than three metres. why is the glacier changing? why is it being eaten away? it's being eaten away because there are winds up here, on the ocean's surface, that are actually driving currents away from this ice sheet. when that happens, this water comes in underneath, l