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Antarctica
By Gabrielle Walker
Science, Environmental Science, Natural History | 421 pages
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The acclaimed science writer presents a wide-ranging exploration of Antarctica's history, nature, and global significance in this "rollicking good read" ( Kirkus).
From the early expeditions of Ernest Shackleton to David Attenborough's documentary series Frozen Planet, the continent of Antarctica has captured the world's imagination. After the Antarctic Treaty of 1961, decades of scientific research revealed the true extent of its many mysteries. Now former Nature magazine staff writer Gabrielle Walker tells the full story of Antarctica—from its fascinating history to its uncertain future and the international teams of researchers who brave its forbidding climate.
Drawing on her broad travels across the continent, Walker weaves all the significant threads of life on the vast ice sheet into a multifaceted narrative, illuminating what it really feels like to be there and why it draws so many different kinds of people. She chronicles cutting-edge science experiments, visits to the South Pole, and unsettling portents about our future in an age of global warming.
"We are all anxious Antarctic watchers now, and Walker's book is the essential primer."— The Guardian, UK
From the early expeditions of Ernest Shackleton to David Attenborough's documentary series Frozen Planet, the continent of Antarctica has captured the world's imagination. After the Antarctic Treaty of 1961, decades of scientific research revealed the true extent of its many mysteries. Now former Nature magazine staff writer Gabrielle Walker tells the full story of Antarctica—from its fascinating history to its uncertain future and the international teams of researchers who brave its forbidding climate.
Drawing on her broad travels across the continent, Walker weaves all the significant threads of life on the vast ice sheet into a multifaceted narrative, illuminating what it really feels like to be there and why it draws so many different kinds of people. She chronicles cutting-edge science experiments, visits to the South Pole, and unsettling portents about our future in an age of global warming.
"We are all anxious Antarctic watchers now, and Walker's book is the essential primer."— The Guardian, UK
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Gabriela Kreuziger
"Antarctica is an exciting and informative read, an interesting journey across this continent. The author has travelled to the continent several times. She stayed on the continent during summer time as well as during winter time. She has experienced
how life is for those researchers living on Antarctica for few months or even few years. She's sharing with us information that she has experienced, not only heard. Very informative for those interested in science and heroism.
You'll learn that Antarctica is giving us important information about the planet and life on our planet evolution, about climate, Universe as well as information about our planet future.
It is so much research happening on Antarctica, studies covering life of the Glaciers, their movement, the impact that climate change has or doesn't have on the melting ice. Forms of life that are surviving the extreme temperature, the species adaptation to prevent freezing, the relief and how it has been formed and a lot more.
I've loved the book."
how life is for those researchers living on Antarctica for few months or even few years. She's sharing with us information that she has experienced, not only heard. Very informative for those interested in science and heroism.
You'll learn that Antarctica is giving us important information about the planet and life on our planet evolution, about climate, Universe as well as information about our planet future.
It is so much research happening on Antarctica, studies covering life of the Glaciers, their movement, the impact that climate change has or doesn't have on the melting ice. Forms of life that are surviving the extreme temperature, the species adaptation to prevent freezing, the relief and how it has been formed and a lot more.
I've loved the book."
