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The ice at the end of the world : an epic journey into Greenland's buried past and our perilous future

text The ice at the end of the world : an epic journey into Greenland's buried past and our perilous future

Summary
"A riveting, urgent account of the explorers and scientists racing to understand the rapidly melting ice sheet in Greenland, a dramatic harbinger of climate change. Greenland: a remote, mysterious island five times the size of California but with ... Read more
Contents
Introduction: The view from above -- Part I: Explorations (1888-1931). The scheme of a lunatic ; Hauling ; Simple and easy ; North by Northeast ; A pure primitive realm ; Thule ; TNT ; Digging -- Part II: Investigations (1949-2018). Machine age ; ... Read more
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xxiii, 418 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Publisher
Random House 2019

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 559.8 GER in Adult Non-fiction Reshelving

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