Future Arctic: Field Notes from a World on the Edge
- ISBN-10
- 1610914406
- ISBN-13
- 9781610914406
- Category
- Nature
- Pages
- 199
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-02-03
- Publisher
- Island Press
- Author
- Edward Struzik
Description
The author examines "how politics and climate change are altering the polar world in a way that will have profound effects on economics, culture, and the environment as we know it. Struzik takes readers up mountains and cliffs, and along for the ride on snowmobiles and helicopters, sailboats and icebreakers. His travel companions, from wildlife scientists to military strategists to indigenous peoples, share diverse insights into the science, culture, and geopolitical tensions of this ... place"--Amazon.com.
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