Vanishing ice : glaciers, ice sheets, and rising seas / Vivien Gornitz.
نوع المادة : نصاللغة: الإنجليزية الناشر:New York : Columbia University Press, 2019وصف:xiv, 381 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmنوع المحتوى:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780231168243
- QC903.2.A68 G676 2019
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كتاب | UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | QC903.2.A68 G676 2019 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.1 | Library Use Only | داخل المكتبة فقط | 30030000005189 |
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QC903.15 .J36125 2018 تفسير التغير المناخي / | QC903.2.A35 S23 2023 التغير المناخي و أثره على الصراعات في شرق إفريقيا / | QC903.2.A35 S23 2023 التغير المناخي و أثره على الصراعات في شرق إفريقيا / | QC903.2.A68 G676 2019 Vanishing ice : glaciers, ice sheets, and rising seas / | QC903.2.A68 L465 2013 Arctic opening : insecurity and opportunity / | QC903.2.A78 C55 2012 Climate change in Asia and the Pacific : how can countries adapt? / | QC903.2.A78 C55 2012 Climate change in Asia and the Pacific : how can countries adapt? / |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [337]-363) and index.
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.
"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"-- Provided by publisher.