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03157aam a2200505 i 4500 001 FA013E0A9C8E11E981649E3E97128E48 003 SILO 005 20190702010117 008 181012s2019 nyuab b 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2018041938 020 $a 0231168241 020 $a 9780231168243 035 $a (OCoLC)1035437221 040 $a LBSOR/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d TOH $d OCLCA $d YDX $d YAM $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a r------ 050 00 $a QC903.2.A68 $b G67 2019 082 00 $a 551.6911/3 $2 23 100 1 $a Gornitz, Vivien $e author. 245 10 $a Vanishing ice : $b glaciers, ice sheets, and rising seas / $c Vivien Gornitz. 264 1 $a New York : $b Columbia University Press, $c [2019] 300 $a xiv, 381 pages ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "The Arctic is thawing. Vanishing Ice is a powerful depiction of the dramatic transformation of the cryosphere--the world of ice and snow--and its consequences for the human world. Delving into the major components of the cryosphere, including ice sheets, valley glaciers, permafrost, and floating ice, Vivien Gornitz gives an up-to-date explanation of key current trends in the decline of ice mass. Drawing on a long-term perspective gained by examining changes in the cryosphere and corresponding variations in sea level over millions of years, she demonstrates the link between thawing ice and sea-level rise to point to the social and economic challenges on the horizon. Gornitz highlights the widespread repercussions of ice loss, which will affect countless people far removed from frozen regions, to demonstrate why the big meltdown matters to us all"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Whither the snows of yesteryear? -- Ice afloat: ice shelves, icebergs, and sea ice -- Impermanent permafrost -- Darkening mountains - disappearing glaciers -- The Greenland ice sheet -- Antarctica: the giant ice locker -- From greenhouse to icehouse -- Return to the greenhouse -- The importance of ice -- Appendix A. Anticipating future climate change -- Apendix B. Eyes in the sky : monitoring the cryosphere from above -- Appendix C. Geologic time scale. 650 0 $a Climatic changes $z Arctic regions. 650 0 $a Glaciers $x Climatic factors $z Arctic regions. 650 0 $a Ice sheets $z Arctic regions. 650 0 $a Sea level $x Climatic factors $z Arctic regions. 650 0 $a Cryosphere $x History. 650 7 $a Climatic changes. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00864229 650 7 $a Cryosphere. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01741396 650 7 $a Glaciers $x Climatic factors. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01751219 650 7 $a Ice sheets. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00966616 651 7 $a Arctic Regions. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01240227 650 7 $a SCIENCE / Physics. $2 bisacsh 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 941 $a 5 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20220909054712.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20210428013610.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20200319010226.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191210022720.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20190702013903.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=FA013E0A9C8E11E981649E3E97128E48 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search