{"product_id":"ice-rivers-a-story-of-glaciers-wilderness-and-humanity","title":"Ice Rivers: A Story of Glaciers, Wilderness, and Humanity","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eIce Rivers: A Story of Glaciers, Wilderness, and Humanity\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eJemma Wadham\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780691241814\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003ePrinceton University Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2022\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e264\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA passionate eyewitness account of the mysteries and looming demise of glaciers--and what their fate means for our shared future\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe ice sheets and glaciers that cover one-tenth of Earth's land surface are in grave peril. High in the Alps, Andes, and Himalaya, once-indomitable glaciers are retreating, even dying. Meanwhile, in Antarctica, thinning glaciers may be unlocking vast quantities of methane stored for millions of years beneath the ice. In \u003ci\u003eIce Rivers\u003c\/i\u003e, renowned glaciologist Jemma Wadham offers a searing personal account of glaciers and the rapidly unfolding crisis that they--and we--face. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking readers on a personal journey from Europe and Asia to Antarctica and South America, Wadham introduces majestic glaciers around the globe as individuals--even friends--each with their own unique character and place in their community. She challenges their first appearance as silent, passive, and lifeless, and reveals that glaciers are, in fact, as alive as a forest or soil, teeming with microbial life and deeply connected to almost everything we know. They influence crucial systems on which people depend, from lucrative fisheries to fertile croplands, and represent some of the most sensitive and dynamic parts of our world. Their fate is inescapably entwined with our own, and unless we act to abate the greenhouse warming of our planet the potential consequences are almost unfathomable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA riveting blend of cutting-edge research and tales of encounters with polar bears and survival under the midnight sun, \u003ci\u003eIce Rivers\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable portrait of--and love letter to--our vanishing icy wildernesses.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Ice Rivers: A Story of Glaciers, Wilderness, and Humanity | Jemma Wadham | Paperback | 9780691241814 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks F 1763844","offer_id":49287651655832,"sku":"1763844","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/81CweB7b4NL.jpg?v=1781894162","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/ice-rivers-a-story-of-glaciers-wilderness-and-humanity","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}