Frozen Planet II (BBC Earth)

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I was a huge fan of the original series, but a decade has passed since it aired and we now have a far greater understanding of our frozen habitats. Warming summers are melting the permafrost deep within the soil, causing the ground to thaw and, in places, the land to collapse. She was a producer on the BBC's landmark series Blue Planet II and the first Frozen Planet series and has worked on many natural history documentaries for the BBC, including The Great British Year and The Coral Gardener. En route back to our location, the skipper pushed the boat so hard that it blew a gasket, leaving us completely on our own with no workable engine.

On Alaska’s open tundra, bubbling lakes hint at the gases being released from the previously frozen soil, including the potent greenhouse gas methane.

His only chance of survival comes with finding another male whose embrace will provide him with life-saving warmth. In the remote Southern Alps of New Zealand, a species of parrot - the kea - uses its famed intelligence to feed on the dead. Based in the International Space Station, astronaut Jessica Meir looks down at forest fires across Europe and reflects how our changing weather patterns are interconnected. Looking down from space it might surprise you to learn that much of earth is blanketed in snow in ice, in fact, frozen wilderness covers more than a fifth. But stealing is commonplace, and to make matters worse, with climate change we find chicks today shivering with hypothermia – a warming Antarctica means increased meltwater.

Off the east coast of Greenland, the floating pack ice in spring is a nursery ground for harp seals. Frozen Planet wall calendars were published in the UK for 2012 ( ISBN 9781847708564), [48] 2013 ( ISBN 9781780540818) [49] and 2014 ( ISBN 9781780543093).Then we reveal the difficult truth: due to climate change, storms are more frequent and the ice is thinning, which means many pups are being blown into the water before they are properly able to cope. She must feed herself and raise a brood in the brief window of summer while the flowers are in bloom. Over this period, he has witnessed changes in weather conditions and the extinction of entire colonies.

A drone films a © calving event in Greenland © BBC Studios/Screengrab Did you have any exciting filming experiences?During this cycle of freeze and thaw, a pregnant high-casqued chameleon must choose the right time to give birth if her newborns are to escape the deadly night freeze. Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station is located exactly at the South Pole; it is named after the leaders of the first two expeditions to reach the Pole, Roald Amundsen (in 1911) and Robert Falcon Scott (in 1912). From polar bears to penguins, and from snow monkeys to Siberian tigers, each species must overcome a unique set of challenges to endure its extreme environment.