A World Without Ice by Henry Pollack Summary
Overview of A World Without Ice
In "A World Without Ice," Nobel Peace Prize winner Henry Pollack reveals how melting ice reshapes our planet's future. Endorsed by Al Gore, this geophysical thriller asks: What happens when Earth's natural thermometer disappears? Discover why James Cook's 1768 expedition changed climate science forever.
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Ice as Witness: A Planet's Frozen Memory
Picture a Russian icebreaker cutting through Arctic waters in August 2000, expecting the familiar resistance of thick sea ice. Instead, it finds only open water at the North Pole-a first in the captain's lifetime. This single moment captures something profound: we're living through the most dramatic transformation of Earth's surface in human history. Ice, that seemingly simple frozen water, holds within it the story of our planet's past and the key to understanding our future. It's not just melting; it's revealing truths we can no longer ignore. From the depths of Antarctic ice cores containing 800,000 years of atmospheric history to the shrinking glaciers that once carved our landscapes, ice serves as Earth's memory-and that memory is speaking loudly about what we've done and what's coming next. Earth's polar regions couldn't be more different, yet both tell essential parts of our climate story. Antarctica is a massive continent sitting 10,000 feet above sea level, buried under ice over two miles thick. The Arctic, conversely, is essentially a frozen ocean surrounded by land, with the North Pole floating on thin sea ice. These differences matter enormously for how they respond to warming. Antarctica once hosted tropical ferns and formed coal deposits when it existed in warmer latitudes. Through the slow waltz of plate tectonics, it drifted to its current position, becoming climatologically isolated by a circular ocean current that acts like a moat, preventing warmer waters from reaching its shores.
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Steering the Ark: Our Choices Define Our Future
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