The New York Times North Pole Was Here: Puzzles and Perils at the Top of the World

The New York Times North Pole Was Here: Puzzles and Perils at the Top of the World
ISBN-10
0753461382
ISBN-13
9780753461389
Category
Juvenile Nonfiction
Language
English
Published
2007-10-15
Publisher
Kingfisher
Author
Andrew C. Revkin

Description

Now in paperback, current events get in-depth treatment in this exciting series produced in collaboration with the New York Times. First-person narratives world-renowned newspaper's award-winning journalists tell the stories behind headlines. Beginning with a white-knuckle airplane landing, Andrew C. Revkin leads readers through a land of ice and water, describing the stark beauty of the North Pole, the scientists who endure the Arctic chill, the adventurers who are drawn to the north, and the not-so-pretty realities of camping in the Arctic. Years of research, interviews, and science coverage come together to explain the phenomenon of global warming, the different perspectives on its causes and potential effects, and the implications that it holds for the frozen north.

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