{"product_id":"chasing-icebergs-matthew-h-birkhold-9781639363438","title":"Chasing Icebergs: How Frozen Freshwater Can Save the Planet","description":"\u003cb\u003eA deeply intelligent and engrossing narrative that will transform our relationship with water and how we view climate change. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe global water crisis is upon us. 1 in 3 people do not have access to safe drinking water; nearly 1 million people die each year as a result. Even in places with adequate freshwater, pollution and poor infrastructure have left residents without basic water security. Luckily, there is a solution to this crisis where we least expect it. Icebergs--frozen mountains of freshwater--are more than a symbol of climate change. In his spellbinding \u003ci\u003eChasing Icebergs\u003c\/i\u003e, Matthew Birkhold argues the glistening leviathans of the ocean may very well hold the key to saving the planet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHarvesting icebergs for drinking water is not a new idea. But for the first time in human history, doing so on a massive global scale is both increasingly feasible and necessary for our survival. \u003ci\u003eChasing Icebergs\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a kaleidoscopic history of humans' relationship with icebergs, and offers an urgent assessment of the technological, cultural, and legal obstacles we must overcome to harness this freshwater resource. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBirkhold takes readers around the globe, introducing them to a colorful cast of characters with wildly different ideas about how (and if) humans should use icebergs. Sturdy bureaucrats committed to avoiding another \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e square off against \"iceberg cowboys\" who wrangle the frozen beasts for profit. Entrepreneurs selling luxury iceberg water for an eye-popping price clash with fearless humanitarians trying to tow icebergs across the globe to eradicate water shortages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way, we meet some of the world's most renowned scientists to determine how industrial-scale iceberg harvesting could affect the oceans and the poles. And we see firsthand the looming conflict between Indigenous peoples like the Greenlandic Inuit with claims to icebergs and the private corporations that stand to reap massive profits. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Birkhold shepherds readers from Connecticut to South Africa, from Newfoundland to Norway, to Greenland and beyond, he unfurls a visionary argument for cooperation over conflict. It's not too late for icebergs to save humanity. But we must act fast to form a coalition of scientists, visionaries, engineers, lawyers and diplomats to ensure that the \"Cold Rush\" doesn't become a free-for-all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew H. Birkhold\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1639363432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639363438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pegasus Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/21\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/27\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2023 pg. 19","brand":"Matthew H. Birkhold","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44073087041791,"sku":"9781639363438","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fb39a4fe-c91f-4375-a286-2c6949eb1013.jpg?v=1685445733","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chasing-icebergs-matthew-h-birkhold-9781639363438","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}