Kingdom of Frost How the Cryosphere Shapes Life on Earth

"Originally pbulshed in Norway in 2017 as Frostens rike: Kryosfaeren og livet."--Title page verso.

About the author

Bjørn Vassnes grew up in the Norwegian Arctic, one of the coldestplaces on earth. He is one of Norway’s leading science journalists, has won national and international writing prizes including the Fritt Ord Honorary Award and the Golden Pen. He has a science column in one of Norway’s top daily newspapers and has written several popular books and produced television programs with scientific and environmental themes.

Summary

An award-winning science journalist explains what Earth's frozen waters tell us about the past, present, and future of humanity.

Additional text

“Blending anthropology and history with science, Vassnes offers an alarming but illuminating narrative.”
—Publishers Weekly

“This well researched book not only takes the reader to and through the cryosphere, it also clearly and understandably shows how cold has being a catalyst for the evolution of life on Earth, demonstrating that we and many other species are indeed ‘Children of the Ice.’”
—Robert William Sandford, United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment & Health and author of Vanishing Glaciers: The Snows of Yesteryear and the Future Climate of the Mountain West.

Product details

• Authors: Bjørn Vassnes, Bjrn Vassnes
• Assisted by: Lucy Moffatt (Translation)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 24.03.2020
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works
• EAN: 9781771644549
• ISBN: 978-1-77164-454-9
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Dimensions (packing): 13.9 x 21.5 cm
• Subjects: SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change; NATURE / Essays; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography; NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Polar Regions; The Earth: natural history: general interest