Aberystwyth glaciologist on TV's Frozen Planet
Aberystwyth University glaciologist, Dr Alun Hubbard, is set to appear on the final edition of the BBC’s highly acclaimed series Frozen Planet which will be broadcast on BBC One on Wednesday 7 December at 9pm. The final edition sees series presenter David Attenborough meet up with Dr Hubbard on the Greenland ice-shelf as he journeys to both Poles to investigate what rising temperatures will mean for the people and wildlife that live there and for the rest of the planet. Dr Hubbard, a researcher at the University’s Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, worked closely with the Frozen Planet production team on all aspects of the Greenland shoots. During peak filming in July and August last year, Dr Hubbard and his research team from Aberystwyth and Swansea Universities hosted seven of the BBC Natural History crew for two weeks, as well as numerous journalists from Sky News, the New York Times and the Daily Mail at his Melt Lake Camp in the interior of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Dr Hu...