Brave New Arctic: The Untold Story of the Melting North

by Mark C. Serreze

Book Overview

An insider account of how researchers unraveled the mystery of the thawing Arctic

In the 1990s, researchers in the Arctic noticed that floating summer sea ice had begun receding. This was accompanied by shifts in ocean circulation and unexpected changes in weather patterns throughout the world. The Arctic's perennially frozen ground, known as permafrost, was warming, and treeless tundra was being overtaken by shrubs. What was going...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691173990
• ISBN13: 9780691173993
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.6"