{"product_id":"ice-rivers-jemma-wadham-9780691229003","title":"Ice Rivers: A Story of Glaciers, Wilderness, and Humanity","description":"\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\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jemma Wadham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691229007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691229003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.50w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/17\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2022","brand":"Jemma Wadham","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44055200989439,"sku":"9780691229003","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_99d48ef2-caea-4741-91c5-525f11a2cca1.jpg?v=1685034366","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ice-rivers-jemma-wadham-9780691229003","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}