Meltdown : the Earth without glaciers / Jorge Daniel Taillant.
Meltdown : the Earth without glaciers / Jorge Daniel Taillant.
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Publisher
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
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G 2021/2682
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English
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Physical content
xxi, 278 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
And then there was ice -- The rising seas -- Do you drink glacier water? Probably -- Glaciers are white, oceans are blue, the Earth is warming, and so are you! -- A thawing Earth -- Run! The mountain is coming! -- Ocean currents, jet streams, and polar bears -- Invisible glaciers: ... will they save...
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Publisher
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2021]
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Summary
We hear about pieces of ice the size of continents breaking off of Antarctica, rapidly melting glaciers in the Himalayas, and ice sheets in the Arctic crumbling to the sea, but does it really matter? Will melting glaciers change our lives? Absolutely. Glaciers are built and destroyed during ice ages and interglacial periods. These massive ice bodie...
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Meltdown : the Earth without glaciers / Jorge Daniel Taillant.
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"If you have an Instagram account, follow #glacier and enjoy incredible glacier images while you read this book."--Introduction.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-269) and index.
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©2021
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G 2021/2682
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74VKaXkGRwJX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaXkGRwJX
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ISBN
0190080329
9780190080327
DDC
551.312
MMS ID
991024437827302626
