{"product_id":"kingdom-of-frost-bjrn-vassnes-9781771644549","title":"Kingdom of Frost: How the Cryosphere Shapes Life on Earth","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eVassnes is a leading Norwegian science journalist who grew up among the Sami people in the far north of Norway \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThis is a wide-ranging exploration in the vein of Jared Diamond, Elizabeth Kolbert, and Barry Lopez \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eVassnes shows readers how the climate \"dance\" of hot and cold periods, has shaped both the planet and all creatures living on it. But we may be heading toward a \"last dance\".\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eClearly identifies why the coldest regions on the planet, and not just the polar ice caps, are so important to sustaining life everywhere, from the United States, to India and Bangladesh.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIce loss is a massive concern due to the current climate crisis, and Vassnes explains how the lives of more than a billion people depend on meltwater from glaciers even if they themselves have never seen ice or snow. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAlmost half of the Arctic's old ice loss has occurred in the last 5 years, and 95% of the Arctic's oldest and thickest ice is already gone \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGlaciers are rapidly disappearing: for example, in 1910, Glacier National Park had 150 glaciers, but now has only 30\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bjn Vassnes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771644540\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771644549\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greystone Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.70w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/13\/2020","brand":"Bjn Vassnes","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43988015775999,"sku":"9781771644549","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d6a22ac6-e44e-4ef1-8afc-039c115a6b69.jpg?v=1683292150","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kingdom-of-frost-bjrn-vassnes-9781771644549","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}