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Secrets of the Ice - Antarctica's Clues to Climate, the Universe, and the Limits of Life (Hardcover)
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Secrets of the Ice - Antarctica's Clues to Climate, the Universe, and the Limits of Life (Hardcover)
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Sweeping research on the frozen continent of Antarctica is yielding
insights of global importance. Antarctica is the only continent
without permanent human habitation, yet it may hold the key to our
survival. More than just a frontier for exploration, Antarctica is
now understood to be a crucial part of a global climate and
environment. Each year hundreds of scientists travel to the bottom
of the world to investigate the climate, examine the continent's
hardy life forms, and seek answers to far-reaching questions about
the universe. Veronika Meduna has accompanied some of them on their
expeditions, and in this engaging book she tells their stories and
explains their dramatic discoveries. In remote field camps and icy
laboratories on the frozen continent, geologists and glaciologists
learn about past temperatures and levels of greenhouse gases, and
about the implications of today's climate change for the future.
Some scientists study migration patterns of emperor penguins as
others focus on the antifreeze inside endemic fish species. Still
others investigate the microbial "masters of survival" that may
help to reveal how life evolved on Earth and what it may look like
on other planets. In compelling, everyday language, Meduna provides
a firsthand view of the wide range of scientific activity in
Antarctica today along with fascinating portraits of the intrepid
men and women conducting it. More than 150 stunning color
photographs complete this arresting book.
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