Vanishing Ice is a powerful depiction of the dramatic transformation of the cryosphereâthe world of ice and snowâand its consequences for the human world. Vivien Gornitz gives an up-to-date explanation of key current trends in the decline of ice mass and how it will affect will affect countless people far removed from frozen regions.
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Table of contents
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- 1. WHITHER THE SNOWS OF YESTERYEAR?
- 2. ICE AFLOATâICE SHELVES, ICEBERGS, AND SEA ICE
- 3. IMPERMANENT PERMAFROST
- 4. DARKENING MOUNTAINSâ DISAPPEARING GLACIERS
- 5. THE GREENLAND ICE SHEET
- 6. ANTARCTICA - The Giant Ice Locker
- 7. FROM GREENHOUSE TO ICEHOUSE
- 8. RETURN TO THE GREENHOUSE
- 9. THE IMPORTANCE OF ICE
- APPENDIX A. ANTICIPATING FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE
- APPENDIX B. EYES IN THE SKYâMONITORING THE CRYOSPHERE FROM ABOVE
- APPENDIX C. GEOLOGIC TIME SCALE
- GLOSSARY
- NOTES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX
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