The Big Thaw by Eric Scigliano

The Big Thaw by Eric Scigliano

2020 Gold Independent Publisher Book Award in Environment & Ecology
2019 Nautilus Grand Award Winner and Gold Winner in the Ecology and Environment
2019 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist in Ecology and Environment

• 100% of royalties support Woods Hole Research Center

Permafrost--dark, ice-flaked, permanently frozen ground that lies under tundra and boreal forests across our northern regions--covers more than 12 percent of the earth's land mass. It exists in places that seem otherworldly and unimaginably remote to most of us, but the changes taking place in the permafrost layer may ultimately affect the lives of every person on Earth.

In The Big Thaw, readers meet a diverse team of scientists and students who have been studying the permafrost and what lies beneath: a vast store of ancient carbon, more than four times the quantity found in all of today's forests, which is releasing carbon dioxide and methane as the permafrost thaws. The release of all this carbon would alter Earth's climate forever. Braving endless hordes of mosquitoes, quicksand, and extreme temperatures, the researchers are racing against the clock to educate us all about the changes we must make in order to preserve Earth's carbon balance.

To learn more about Braided River and its mission: inspiring people to protect wild places through images and stories that change perspectives, please visit www.braidedriver.org--Joel Connelly Midwest Book Review

Scigliano, Eric: - Eric Scigliano, who has written for Outside, the New York Times, and many other publications, first became fascinated with elephants as a child in Vietnam.

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ISBN 13	9781680512472
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Titel	The Big Thaw
Autor	Eric Scigliano
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Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Mountaineers Books
Erscheinungsjahr	2019-10-15
Seitenanzahl	176
Preise	Winner of Nautilus Award (Grand Prize) 2019
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