print email comment close Descent Into the Ice URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mtblanc/ Description: This site is a companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program that "follows a team of daring 'glacionauts' as they descend into a labyrinth of unexplored and hazardous glacier caves on France's Mt. Blanc" to search for trapped floodwater. The site includes information about shrinking glaciers, glacier hazards, the life cycle of a glacier, and ice climbing gear. Also includes links to related information and a teacher's guide. Publisher: WGBH Educational Foundation Extra Keywords Mont Blanc Library of Congress Subject Headings: Glaciers Ice caves Snow and ice climbing LII Database Information: Record 6817 created by Sybil Finemel on 02/08/2004 Last modification on 02/09/2004 Published: 02/08/2004   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/6817