Along with National Geographic, NOVA examines the exploits of acclaimed photojournalist James Balog and a team of scientists as they place time-lapse cameras in risky, remote locations in the Alps and Arctic, including Alaska and Greenland. With blizzards, fickle technology and steep climbs up craggy precipices, the team must find a stable area where they can plant cameras which can handle subzero temperatures and winds up to 170 miles per hour. All of this is to the unlock the mystery of the mighty ice sheets, whose still-unknown behavior will affect the fate of coastlines around the world.