Brave new Arctic : the untold story of the melting North / Mark C. Serreze.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Serreze, Mark C., author.

Series:

Handwerker, Mark J. Science essentials.

Science Essentials ; 30

Science essentials (National Academy of Sciences (U.S.))

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes--Arctic regions.

Climatic changes.

Climatology--Arctic regions.

Climatology.

Global warming.

Global environmental change.

Arctic regions--Environmental conditions.

Arctic regions.

Arctic regions--Climate.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 255 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps, portrait.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

An insider account of how researchers unraveled the mystery of the thawing ArcticIn the 1990s, researchers in the Arctic noticed that floating summer sea ice had begun receding. This was accompanied by shifts in ocean circulation and unexpected changes in weather patterns throughout the world. The Arctic's perennially frozen ground, known as permafrost, was warming, and treeless tundra was being overtaken by shrubs. What was going on? Brave New Arctic is Mark Serreze's riveting firsthand account of how scientists from around the globe came together to find answers.In a sweeping tale of discovery spanning three decades, Serreze describes how puzzlement turned to concern and astonishment as researchers came to understand that the Arctic of old was quickly disappearing--with potentially devastating implications for the entire planet. Serreze is a world-renowned Arctic geographer and climatologist who has conducted fieldwork on ice caps, glaciers, sea ice, and tundra in the Canadian and Alaskan Arctic. In this must-read book, he blends invaluable insights from his own career with those of other pioneering scientists who, together, ushered in an exciting new age of Arctic exploration. Along the way, he accessibly describes the cutting-edge science that led to the alarming conclusion that the Arctic is rapidly thawing due to climate change, that humans are to blame, and that the global consequences are immense.A gripping scientific adventure story, Brave New Arctic shows how the Arctic's extraordinary transformation serves as a harbinger of things to come if we fail to meet the challenge posed by a warming Earth.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

List of acronyms

1 Beginnings

2 It's Not What It Used to Be

3 The Arctic Stirs

4 Unaami

5 Epiphany

6 Rude Awakenings

7 Looking Ahead

Epilogue

Notes

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

9781400890255

140089025X

OCLC:

1023801754