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The Icy Planet - Saving Earth's Refrigerator (Hardcover)
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The Icy Planet - Saving Earth's Refrigerator (Hardcover)
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For most people, planet Earth's icy parts remain out of sight and
out of mind. Yet it is the melting of ice that will both raise sea
level and warm the climate further by reducing the white surfaces
that reflect solar energy back into space. In effect, our icy
places act as the world's refrigerator, helping to keep our climate
relatively cool. The Icy Planet lays out carbon dioxide's role as
the control knob of our climate over the past 1000 million years,
then explores what is happening to ice and snow in Antarctica, the
Arctic and the high mountains. Colin Summerhayes takes readers to
the world's icy places to see what is happening to its ice, snow,
and permafrost. He recounts tales from his own visits to these
frozen landscapes, shining a light on some of the wonders he has
encountered in his travels. He also brings together pieces of the
climate story from different scientific disciplines, and from the
past and the present, to illustrate how Earth's climate system
works. Utilizing geological records of climate change alongside new
technologies in ice coring, Summerhayes crafts a detailed and
compelling record of Earth's climate history and examines how that
can be used as a window into our future.
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