Title:
A farewell to ice
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Publication Date:
2017
Publication Information:
London : Penguin Books, 2017.
©2017
Physical Description:
xv, 239 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9780241009437
Abstract:
"Ice is beautiful and complex. It regulates our planet's temperature. And it is vanishing - fast. Peter Wadhams, the world's leading expert on sea ice, draws on his lifetime's research in the Arctic region to illuminate what is happening, what it means for thew future, and what can be done"--Publisher's description.
General Note:
Originally published: Allen Lane, 2016.
Contents:
Introduction: A blue Arctic -- Ice, the magic crystal -- A brief history of ice on planet Earth -- The modern cycle of ice ages -- The greenhouse effect -- Sea ice meltback begins -- The future of Arctic sea ice -- the death spiral -- The accelerating effects of Arctic feedbacks -- Arctic methan, a catastrophe in the making -- Strange weather -- The secret life of chimneys -- What's happening to the Antarctic? -- The state of the planet -- A call to arms.
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Language:
English
