A Farewell to Ice: A Report from the Arctic
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What is really happening in the Arctic regions of the world – some of the most mysterious, beautiful, and essential places on the planet? Peter Wadhams is Professor of Ocean Physics at Cambridge University and the world’s leading expert on sea ice, having made 45 journeys to polar regions during his professional life. Examining the natural properties of sea ice, explaining how it is able to act as an air and water cooling system for our oceans, this text gives a brief history of ice on our planet and explains what is happening to it now. Using the latest research from the Arctic Ocean, the author shows that change is occurring much faster than previously predicted. The implications for our world are immense.
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‘Astonishing … beautiful, compelling and terrifying’ Observer
‘Wadhams’ writing sparkles … a lyrical sense of wonder at the natural world … essential reading … may be the best reader-friendly account of the greenhouse effect available to date’ John Burnside, New Statesman
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 the future, and what can be done.
‘This most experienced and rational scientist states what so many other researchers privately fear but cannot publicly say’ John Vidal, Guardian
‘Wadhams brings huge expertise to his subject – and he is an excellent writer’ Martin Rees
‘Utterly extraordinary’ Jonathon Porritt
| Weight | 0.214 kg |
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| Dimensions | 19.8 × 12.9 × 1.6 cm |
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| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | xv, 239 , 16 unnumbered of plates |
| Language | English |
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| Dewey | 363.7009113 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
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