Synopsis
Dr Gabrielle Walker investigates how extreme cold weather can cause ice storms
- Programme: The Secret Life of Ice
- Channel: BBC Four
- Broadcast year: 2011
- Geography | Natural hazards | Tropical storms | Weather hazards
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