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Author:

Wadhams, P., author.

Title:

A farewell to ice : a report from the Arctic / Peter Wadhams.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

xv, 240 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 21 cm

Subject:

Sea ice--Arctic regions.
Ice--Arctic regions.
Climatic changes--Arctic regions.
Arctic regions--Environmental conditions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-219) and index.

Contents:

Ice, the magic crystal -- A brief history of ice on planet Earth -- The modern cycle of ice ages -- The greenhouse effect -- Sea ice meltback begins -- The future of Arctic sea ice the death spiral -- The accelerating effects of Arctic feedbacks -- Arctic methane, a catastrophe in the making -- Strange weather -- The secret life of chimneys -- What's happening to the Antarctic? -- The state of the planet -- A call to arms.

ISBN:

0190691158
9780190691158

OCLC:

(OCoLC)975367722

LCCN:

2017015379

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

VXPE964 -- Decorah Public Library (Decorah)

OPAX566 -- Southeastern Community College - Keokuk - Fred Karre Memorial Library (Keokuk)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

GAAX314 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Peosta (Peosta)