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Vanishing ice : glaciers, ice sheets, and rising seas /

Vivien Gornitz, Author | [S.l.] : Columbia University Press | 2019

"The Arctic is thawing. Vanishing Ice is a powerful depiction of the dramatic transformation of the cryosphere--the world of ice and snow--and its consequences for the human world. Delving into the major components of the cryosphere, including i[...]

Changes in the Arctic environment and the law of the sea

Myron H. Nordquist, Editor ; Tomas H. Heidar, Editor | [S.l.] : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers | Center for Oceans Law and Policy | 2010

While the Arctic Ocean has long been covered with ice, recent changes in climate have caused the ice to melt, spurring both conservation challenges to the regions environment and biodiversity, as well as new opportunities for navigation and natu[...]

In the empire of ice : encounters in a changing landscape

Gretel Ehrlich, Author | [S.l.] : National Geographic Society | 2010

Discusses the peoples of the high Arctic, their traditions, and the changes they face in the modern world and from global warming, in a book that looks at languages, hunting traditions, and religious practices.

Arctic doom, Arctic boom : the geopolitics of climate change in the Arctic

Barry Scott Zellen, Author | Santa Barbara, CA : Praeger | Security and the environment | 2009

Polar view - earth observation services for climate change adaptation : strengthening earth observation services to meet public and private sector climate change adaptation needs

United Nations Environment Programme, Issuing body | [S.l.] : UNEP/GRID-Arendal | 2008

GRID-Arendal wrote and produced a booklet on uses of satellite-based monitoring in adapting to climate change in regions influenced by ice and snow that was released at the UNFCCC Climate Change COP 14 in Poznan, Poland this month . The booklet [...]

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