TY  - GEN
AU  - Gornitz, Vivien
TI  - Vanishing ice: glaciers, ice sheets, and rising seas
SN  - 9780231168243
U1  - 551.69113 
PY  - 2019///
CY  - New York
PB  - Columbia University Press
KW  - Climatic Changes -- Arctic Regions
KW  - Glaciers -- Climatic Factors -- Arctic Regions
KW  - Ice Sheets -- Arctic Regions
KW  - Sea Level -- Climatic Factors -- Arctic Regions
KW  - Cryosphere -- History
KW  - Climatic Changes
KW  - Cryosphere
KW  - Glaciers -- Climatic Factors
KW  - Ice Sheets
KW  - SCIENCE /​ Physics
KW  - SCIENCE /​ Earth Sciences /​ Geography
KW  - SCIENCE /​ Earth Sciences /​ Geology
KW  - SCIENCE /​ Global Warming &​ Climate Change
KW  - Arctic Regions
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index.


N2  -  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


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