Ice rivers : a story of glaciers, wilderness, and humanity /

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

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wadham, Jemma (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: UK : Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2021.
Subjects:
Wadham, Jemma.
Glaciers > Popular works.
Glaciology > Popular works.
Glaciers > Climatic factors > Popular works.
Climatic changes > Popular works.
Glaciers > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Glaciologie > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Climat > Changements > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / General.
Climatic changes.
Glaciers.
Glaciers > Climatic factors.
Glaciology.
Popular works.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Icy Beginnings
  • Part One. The Smell of the Ice
  • 1. Glimpses of an Underworld: The Swiss Alps
  • 2. Bears, Bears Everywhere: Svalbard
  • Part Two. The Great Ice Sheets
  • 3. Plumbing the Depths: Greenland
  • 4. Life at the Extremes: Antarctica
  • Color Plates
  • Part Three. In the Shadow of Glaciers
  • 5. Beware of the GLOF!: Patagonia
  • 6. White Rivers Running Dry: The Indian Himalaya
  • 7. The Last Ice: The Cordillera Blanca
  • Afterword: A Fork in the Path

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