The big thaw : ancient carbon, modern science, and a race to save the world / Eric Scigliano with Dr. Robert Max Holmes, Dr. Susan Natali, and Dr. John Schade ; photography by Chris Linder ; epilogue by Theodore Roosevelt IV.
Material type: TextPublisher: Seattle, WA : Braided River, 2019Edition: First editionDescription: 163 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781680512472
- 1680512471
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Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | 550.9113 S416 | Available | 33111009539053 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Permafrost--dark, ice-flaked, permanently frozen ground that lies under tundra and boreal forests across our northern regions--covers more than 12 percent of the earth's land mass. It exists in places that seem otherworldly and unimaginably remote to most of us, but the changes taking place in the permafrost layer may ultimately affect the lives of every person on Earth.
In The Big Thaw , readers meet a diverse team of scientists and students who have been studying the permafrost and what lies beneath: a vast store of ancient carbon, more than four times the quantity found in all of today's forests, which is releasing carbon dioxide and methane as the permafrost melts. The release of all this carbon would alter Earth's climate forever. Braving endless hordes of mosquitoes, quicksand, and extreme temperatures, the researchers are racing against the clock to educate us all about the changes we must make in order to preserve Earth's carbon balance.
Includes bibliographical references.
Strangers in a frozen land -- Fire on the tundra, revelations in the rivers -- Siberia, ho! -- In Alaska and on thin ice -- A new geography of hope.