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29%OFFVeronika Meduna - Secrets of the Ice: Antarctica´s Clues to Climate, the Universe, and the Limits of Life - 9780300187007 - V9780300187007
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Secrets of the Ice: Antarctica´s Clues to Climate, the Universe, and the Limits of Life

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Description for Secrets of the Ice: Antarctica´s Clues to Climate, the Universe, and the Limits of Life Hardback. Sweeping research on the frozen continent of Antarctica is yielding insights of global importance. Num Pages: 232 pages, 158 colour images + 5 black-&-white illustrations, with 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1MTS; RBGD; RNPG; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 212 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1206.

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, Antarctica is now understood to be a crucial part of a global climate and environment. Each year hundreds of scientists travel to the bottom of the world to investigate the climate, examine the continent's hardy life forms, and seek answers to far-reaching questions about the universe. Veronika Meduna has accompanied some of them on their expeditions, and in this ... Read more

In remote field camps and icy laboratories on the frozen continent, geologists and glaciologists learn about past temperatures and levels of greenhouse gases, and about the implications of today's climate change for the future. Some scientists study migration patterns of emperor penguins as others focus on the antifreeze inside endemic fish species. Still others investigate the microbial "masters of survival" that may help to reveal how life evolved on Earth and what it may look like on other planets. In compelling, everyday language, Meduna provides a firsthand view of the wide range of scientific activity in Antarctica today along with fascinating portraits of the intrepid men and women conducting it. More than 150 stunning color photographs complete this arresting book.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300187007
SKU
V9780300187007
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Veronika Meduna
Veronika Meduna, one of New Zealand's best-known science journalists, is a producer and presenter for Radio New Zealand's weekly science and environment program. She lives in Wellington, New Zealand.

Reviews for Secrets of the Ice: Antarctica´s Clues to Climate, the Universe, and the Limits of Life
“A visual and literate exploration of a distant, yet important, continent about which amazingly little is known.”—Choice
Choice
"A worthy piece of writing in its own right, but the color photographs (more than 150 of them) set it apart."—American Scientist
American Scientist
"Richly illustrated with color photographs of Antarctic landscapes, wildlife, and the scientists at work ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Secrets of the Ice: Antarctica´s Clues to Climate, the Universe, and the Limits of Life


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