Moving at glacier pace once meant to move hardly at all. No longer. Scientists in Greenland and in Peru are watching glaciers rapidly move forward or retreat, and even disappear at historic rates. Producer Dan Grossman follows several teams as they record the meltdown of some of the world's largest glaciers. He goes to Swiss Camp, in Greenland, run by researchers at the University of Colorado, where they measure the rumbles of glaciers as they move across bedrock. Then he joins glaciologist Lonnie Thompson from the Ohio State University as he uses ice cores and photographs going back to the 1930s to measure receding tropical glaciers.

The Soundprint documentary series features the best work of top radio producers. The award winning documentaries are renowned for drawing the listener into the story with compelling interviews, authentic voices and rich sound. From memoirs to science, health and popular culture, Soundprint creates a powerful experience the listener will not soon forget. “Meltdown” is part of a Soundprint miniseries called Pole to Pole, supported by the National Science Foundation. Here are some other documentaries in the series:

“Fire and Ice” Produced by: Dan Grossman

“IGY: On the Ice” Produced by: Barbara Bogaev

“IGY: Weather Report” Produced by: Barbara Bogaev

“Life at McMurdo” Produced by: Soundprint

“Time Capsule in Siberia” Produced by: Moira Rankin

Soundprint Executive Producer: Moira Rankin

Audio Engineer: Jared Weissbrot

Production Assistant: Nkechi Mogekwu

Production Assistant: Erica Poon

Production Assistant: Eric Schaffer