Polar Regions

Concern about the climate crisis is widespread as humans struggle to navigate life in uncertain times. From the vantage of a schooner full of artists on an adventure in the high Arctic, biologist Lynne Quarmby explains the science that convinced her of...

"Very few people have spent as much time as William E. Glassley in such deep wilderness. So it would behoove us to pay attention even if he had not brought back such a fascinating, lovely, and useful set of observations. This is a remarkable book." Bill...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780618219216Author David G CampbellFormat PaperbackPage Count 308Imprint Mariner BooksPublisher Mariner BooksWeight(grams) 386g

Explores the photography of climate changePhotographs do not simply speak for themselves. Their meanings are built through interpretive frameworks that shift over time. Today, photographs of receding glaciers are one of the most well recognized...

From majestic glaciers to vast frozen plains as far as the eye can see, ice is just as important to the world's ecosystems as water, air, and trees. And yet its presence and vital role on Earth is increasingly threatened by the effects of global warming...

In one hundred years, or even fifty, the Arctic will look dramatically different than it does today. As polar ice retreats and animals and plants migrate northward, the Arctic landscape is morphing into something new and very different from what it once...

The Routledge Handbook of the Polar Regions is an authoritative guide to the Arctic and the Antarctic through an exploration of key areas of research in the physical and natural sciences and the social sciences and humanities. It presents 38 new and...

"The Ice is a compilation of more about ice than you knew you wanted to know, yet sheer compelling significance holds attention page by page. . . . Pyne conveys a view of Antarctica that interweaves physical science with humanistic inquiry and perception...

Winter owns most of the year at the South Pole, starting in mid-February and ending in early November. Total darkness lasts for months, temperatures can drop below -100 degrees Fahrenheit, and windchill can push temperatures to -140 degrees. At those...

An insider account of how scientists unraveled the mystery of the thawing ArcticIn the 1990s, researchers in the Arctic noticed that floating summer sea ice had begun receding. This was accompanied by shifts in ocean circulation and unexpected changes in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781609804961Author Subhankar BanerjeeFormat PaperbackPage Count 566Imprint Seven Stories Press,U.S.Publisher Seven Stories Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 855g

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*NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BEST TRAVEL BOOKS OF 2020*The curious and vanishing world of ice in Greenland, told through 24 hours in the life of a polar scientist.'Insightful, lyrical, and personal' - Jon Gertner'Evokes the ice sheet's magnificence and...

A passionate eyewitness account of the mysteries and looming demise of glaciers-and what their fate means for our shared futureThe ice sheets and glaciers that cover one-tenth of Earth's land surface are in grave peril. High in the Alps, Andes, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798201345952Author Val ShushkewichFormat PaperbackPage Count 234Imprint Val ShushkewichPublisher Val ShushkewichWeight(grams) 299g

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781956096507Author Ejaz AhmedFormat PaperbackPage Count 22Imprint Agar PublishingPublisher Agar PublishingWeight(grams) 73g

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This book presents the official record of the conference on Antarctic Resources Policy, organised by the Institute of International Studies of the University of Chile in October 1982. The system of international cooperation in the Antarctic has been...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781648372711Author Peter FreuchenFormat PaperbackPage Count 460Imprint Echo Point Books & Media, LLCPublisher Echo Point Books & Media, LLCWeight(grams) 608g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781619027985Author Kathleen WinterFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint CounterpointPublisher CounterpointWeight(grams) 397g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780873519908Author Will StegerFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Minnesota Historical Society PressPublisher Minnesota Historical Society...

The aim of this book is to contribute to culturally inclusive, equitable and effective wildlife conservation and management in the northern regions--and by extension, in other regions where indigenous systems of co-existing with wildlife also struggle to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781944466343Author Igor KrupnikFormat HardbackPage Count 576Imprint Smithsonian Institution Scholarly PressPublisher Smithsonian Books

The international conference People, Wildlife, and Hunting: Emerging Conservation Paradigms brought together hunters, outfitters, community representatives, wildlife managers, researchers and conservationists from across Canada and overseas to explore...

This book argues that the unique environments of the North have been borne of the relationship between humans and nature. Approaching the topic through the lens of environmental history, the contributors examine a broad range of geographies, including...

Vanishing Ice introduces the rich artistic legacy of the planet's frozen frontiers now threatened by a changing climate. Tracing the impact of glaciers, icebergs, and fields of ice on artists' imaginations, this interdisciplinary survey explores the...

Sweeping research on the frozen continent of Antarctica is yielding insights of global importance. Antarctica is the only continent without permanent human habitation, yet it may hold the key to our survival. More than just a frontier for exploration,...