Wadhams, P.,

A farewell to ice : a report from the Arctic / Peter Wadhams. - pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 methane, 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.

9780190691158 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2017015379


Sea ice--Arctic regions.
Ice--Arctic regions.
Climatic changes--Arctic regions.


Arctic regions--Environmental conditions.

GB2595 / .W33 2017

511.34/3091632