Environment Sustainable development
Heïdi's Ice
2023
Sous-titres : Français Espagnol Roumain Anglais Allemand Arabe
A programme in four chapters that shines a light on the work of glaciologist Heïdi Sevestre on the Norwegian Svalbard islands, an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean.
Environment | Sustainable development
Episode 1
12 min
Nordenskiöldbreen vu du fjord
Heïdi Sevestre remonte le fjord Billefjorden dans l'archipel du Svalbard en Arctique et commente, avec passion et inquiétude, l'évolution de l'aspect d'un glacier gigantesque : le Nordenskiöldbreen.
Episode 2
13 min
Conférence au Svalbard
Face aux étudiants de l'UNIS, l'université du Svalbard, Heïdi Sevestre expose la nature de ses travaux, sa méthode et ses conclusions alarmantes. Son message est clair : il est urgent et indispensable de s'engager et de partager ce que l'on sait.
Episode 3
12 min
Lettre au glacier
Sur les images de Pierre Dugowson, au coeur de la banquise, la glaciologue Heïdi Sevestre lit sa « Lettre au glacier ». Une ode pleine d'amour et de tristesse, description d'une agonie qui n'en finit pas.
Episode 4
13 min
Longyearbreen, dessous/dessus
Heïdi Sevestre descend une vingtaine de mètres à l'intérieur d'un glacier. Elle se retrouve plongée dans un énorme méandre de glace pour en expliquer la dynamique. Revenue en surface, elle témoigne de l'ampleur du désastre et de l'importance d'une rapide mobilisation.
A programme in four chapters that shines a light on the work of glaciologist Heïdi Sevestre on the Norwegian Svalbard islands, an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean.
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