5 Quotes & Sayings By James Balog

James Balog is a photographer and filmmaker, and the founder and director of Extreme Ice Survey (EIS). His research on climate change and melting ice has received international acclaim, and his photographs have been exhibited around the world. He has won the American Geographical Society's Award for Excellence in Photographic Journalism and the National Outdoor Leadership School's Adventure of a Lifetime award for leading a team of climbers to the summit of Mount Everest.

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We still carry this old caveman-imprint idea that we're small, nature's big, and it's everything we can manage to hang on and survive. When big geophysical events happen - a huge earthquake, tsunami, or volcanic eruption - we're reminded of that. James Balog
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Climate change is real. Climate change is being substantially increased by humans and the carbon we put into the atmosphere. And it appears to be speeding up. If science has made any mistakes, science has been underestimating it. James Balog
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Science by itself is about numbers, and it's about measuring things. It's very important but it's very dry. James Balog
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When I worked with wildlife a lot in the Eighties and Nineties, I learnt the meaning of patience. And when I worked with trees, I learned the meaning of humility. James Balog