The Ferocious Summer Meredith Hooper

Name: The Ferocious Summer By Meredith Hooper
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The Ferocious Summer by Meredith Hooper

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Summary

Antarctica's capacity to create, store and disperse ice is critical to the way our planet functions. But along the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula there has been a 40 per cent decrease in the mean annual sea ice extent since 1979. This work focuses on the work and ideas of individual scientists and the local animals of the Antarctic.

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The Ferocious Summer: Palmer's Penguins and the Warming of Antarctica by Meredith Hooper

Meredith Hooper worked with key scientists in bases, on ice breakers and in research vessels. Her story focuses on the work and ideas of individual scientists and on the local animals. In it she memorably brings an outsider's non-specialist awareness to the crucial understanding of what is happening, now, to the planet we share.

The Ferocious Summer Reviews

Fascinating ... For decades, Antarctica's chief export has been scientific knowledge. This book does justice to the valuable work that is being done to add to that knowledge. * Sunday Times *
Hooper has a light - even charming - touch in her account of the challenges faced by both the penguins and the scientists who study them, but there are some very serious lessons for those who wish to heed them. * Scotsman *
A vivid snapshot of the extraordinary challenges involved in understanding what is happening to the penguins. * Daily Mail *
The Ferocious Summer reminds us of dramatic changes at the bottom of the world. * Daily Telegraph *

About Meredith Hooper

Meredith Hooper has most often been an award-winning writer of many books of non-fiction for children, though her writing ranges from academic articles to fiction for young children. During the last fifteen years she has specialised in writing about the history, geology and wildlife of Antarctica. In 2000 she was awarded the Antarctic Service Medal by the US Congress. She lives in London.

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Sku

GOR002275300

ISBN 13

9781846680236

ISBN 10

1846680239

Title

The Ferocious Summer: Palmer's Penguins and the Warming of Antarctica by Meredith Hooper

Author

Meredith Hooper

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Profile Books Ltd

Year published

2008-07-03

Number of pages

320

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