"ON THIN ICE"
Special one-hour NOW on PBS airs April 17, 2009

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In a one-hour High-Definition special, NOW on PBS host David Brancaccio travels to the Gangotri Glacier in the Himalayas -- the source of the legendary river Ganges -- to witness the impact of global warming first hand. Global warming, scientists say, is dangerously melting away glaciers around the world, including Gangotri.

David is accompanied on his journey by Conrad Anker, one of the world's leading high altitude climbers and a man with an abiding interest in glaciers and our planet's future. Our story takes place in India and also in Anker's home state of Montana, where the last glaciers in Glacier National Park could melt away in just a dozen years.

"On Thin Ice" takes an up close and personal look at climate change right now and examines how events high up in the mountains affect crucial life and death issues such as global food security, competition for water, and national security. These concerns -- along with some proposed solutions -- are vividly illustrated in this unprecedented one-hour special.

Watch "On Thin Ice" on Friday, April 17, 2009.

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