A Little Less Arctic

Author : Steven H. Ferguson,Lisa L. Loseto,Mark L. Mallory
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2010-05-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789048191215

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A Little Less Arctic by Steven H. Ferguson,Lisa L. Loseto,Mark L. Mallory Pdf

In Arctic Canada, Hudson Bay is a site of great exploration history, aboriginal culture, and a vast marine wilderness supporting large populations of marine mammals and birds. These include some of the most iconic Arctic animals like beluga, narwhal, bowhead whales, and polar bears. Due to the challenges of conducting field research in this region, some of the mysteries of where these animals move, and how they are able to survive in such seemingly inhospitable, ice-choked habitats are just now being unlocked. For example, are polar bears being replaced by killer whales? This new information could not be more salient, as the Hudson Bay Region is undergoing rapid environmental change due to global warming, as well as increased pressures from industrial development interests. A Little Less Arctic brings together some of the world’s leading Arctic scientists to present the current state of knowledge on the physical and biological characteristics of Hudson Bay.

Author : Stephanie Sammartino McPherson
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781467747882

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Arctic Thaw by Stephanie Sammartino McPherson Pdf

Ice in the Arctic is disappearing—and opportunity is calling. As climate change transforms the top of the world, warmer conditions are exposing a treasure trove of energy resources previously trapped in ice. The Arctic's oil, natural gas, minerals, and even wind and hydroelectric power are becoming more accessible than ever before. With untold riches hanging in the balance, the race is on to control the Arctic and its energy potential. Oil companies vie for drilling rights that go to the highest bidder. Nations around the globe—whether they're on the Arctic's doorstep or half a world away—hope to claim territory for themselves. And the indigenous peoples who have called this region home for thousands of years are determined to be on the ground floor of its development. But the Arctic's new possibilities come with grave risks. The pursuit of oil and natural gas threatens to further damage the Arctic's fragile ecosystems and accelerate global warming worldwide. International disputes over who owns which pieces of the Arctic could bring countries to the brink of war. The fate of the entire planet may hinge on how far people are willing to go to tap and control the Far North's energy resources. From oil rigs to military bases, the Arctic has never before hosted so many warring interests, and the stakes have never been so high. Join Stephanie Sammartino McPherson on a journey to the Far North to explore the energy controversies that will decide the future of the Arctic—and of the earth.

Author : P. Wadhams
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780190691158

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A Farewell to Ice by P. Wadhams Pdf

Ice, the magic crystal -- A brief history of ice on planet Earth -- The modern cycle of ice ages -- The greenhouse effect -- Sea ice meltback begins -- The future of Arctic sea ice the death spiral -- The accelerating effects of Arctic feedbacks -- Arctic methane, a catastrophe in the making -- Strange weather -- The secret life of chimneys -- What's happening to the Antarctic? -- The state of the planet -- A call to arms

Author : Svein Vigeland Rottem
Publisher : Springer
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789811392900

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The Arctic Council by Svein Vigeland Rottem Pdf

This pivot introduces the Arctic Council and its role as a platform for dealing with local, national, regional and global challenges of relevance to the “new” Arctic. Against the backdrop of climate change and increasing commercial activity, it considers what a future Arctic should look like, from ideas of total protection to expansive oil and gas extraction. It examines the Arctic’s position on the political agenda, from Norway’s High North hype to a more peripheral place in the foreign policy of the US and explores the Council's role as an important international forum for dialogue and cooperation on Arctic challenges and opportunities, and a significant arena for developing knowledge and learning about a changing region.

Author : Bethany Stahl
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1951987160

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Save the Arctic by Bethany Stahl Pdf

Save the Arctic tells the story of Nanu, a polar bear, who is on a mission to find food. On his journey, he meets friends who help discover why the fish have gone and ways humans can help save the arctic!

Author : Tobias S. Buckell
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429987431

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Arctic Rising by Tobias S. Buckell Pdf

Global warming has transformed the Earth, and it's about to get even hotter. The Arctic Ice Cap has all but melted, and the international community is racing desperately to claim the massive amounts of oil beneath the newly accessible ocean. Enter the Gaia Corporation. Its two founders have come up with a plan to roll back global warming. Thousands of tiny mirrors floating in the air can create a giant sunshade, capable of redirecting heat and cooling the earth's surface. They plan to terraform Earth to save it from itself—but in doing so, they have created a superweapon the likes of which the world has never seen. Anika Duncan is an airship pilot for the underfunded United Nations Polar Guard. She's intent on capturing a smuggled nuclear weapon that has made it into the Polar Circle and bringing the smugglers to justice. Anika finds herself caught up in a plot by a cabal of military agencies and corporations who want Gaia Corporation stopped. But when Gaia Corp loses control of their superweapon, it will be Anika who has to decide the future of the world. The nuclear weapon she has risked her life to find is the only thing that can stop the floating sunshade after it falls into the wrong hands. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Marlene Laruelle
Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780765635020

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Russia's Arctic Strategies and the Future of the Far North by Marlene Laruelle Pdf

This book offers the first comprehensive examination of Russia's Arctic strategy, ranging from climate change issues and territorial disputes to energy policy and domestic challenges. As the receding polar ice increases the accessibility of the Arctic region, rival powers have been maneuvering for geopolitical and resource security.

Author : Morten Tryland
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 575 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2022-04-23
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783030878535

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Arctic One Health by Morten Tryland Pdf

This multidisciplinary book discusses the manifold challenges arctic marine and terrestrial wildlife, ecosystems and people face these times. Major health threats caused by the consequences of climate change, environmental pollution and increasing tourism in northern regions around the globe are explored. The most common infectious diseases in wild and domesticated arctic animals are reviewed and the impact they could have on circumpolar ecosystems as well as on the lives of arctic people are profoundly discussed. Moreover, the book reviews arctic hunting, herding and food conservation strategies and introduces veterinary medicine in remote indigenous communities. "Arctic One Health" is authored by experts based in arctic regions spanning from North America over Europe to Asia to cover a broad range of topics and perspectives. The book addresses researchers in Veterinary Medicine, Ecology, Microbiology and Anthropology. The book contributes towards achieving the UN Sustainable Developmental Goals, in particular SDG 15, Life on Land.

Author : Peter Steele
Publisher : Raincoast Books
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1551926482

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The Man who Mapped the Arctic by Peter Steele Pdf

Presents a biography of George Back, with journal excerpts, historical maps, and drawings that chronicle his three Arctic expeditions under Sir John Franklin, his risky attempts to map the region, and his descent of the treacherous Back River.

Author : Matthew Sturm
Publisher : University of Alaska Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781602231641

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Finding the Arctic by Matthew Sturm Pdf

The history of the Arctic is rich, filled with fascinating and heroic stories of exploration, multicultural interactions, and humans facing nature at its most extreme. In Finding the Arctic, the accomplished arctic researcher Matthew Sturm collects some of the most memorable and moving of these stories and weaves them around his own story of a 2,500-mile snowmobile expedition across arctic Alaska and Canada. During that trip, Sturm and six companions followed a circuitous route that brought them to many of the most historic spots in the North. They stood in the footsteps of their predecessors, experienced the landscape and the weather, and gained an intimate perspective on notable historical events, all chronicled here by Sturm. Written with humor and pathos, Finding the Arctic is a classic tale of adventure travel. And throughout the book,Sturm, with his thirty-eight years of experience in the North, emerges as an excellent guide for any who wish to understand the Arctic of today and yesterday.

Author : William Scoresby
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1820
Category : Arctic regions
ISBN : NYPL:33433002688210

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The Arctic by William Scoresby Pdf

Author : Michael Byers
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107435957

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International Law and the Arctic by Michael Byers Pdf

Climate change and rising oil prices have thrust the Arctic to the top of the foreign policy agenda and raised difficult issues of sovereignty, security and environmental protection. Improved access for shipping and resource development is leading to new international rules on safety, pollution prevention and emergency response. Around the Arctic, maritime boundary disputes are being negotiated and resolved, and new international institutions, such as the Arctic Council, are mediating deep-rooted tensions between Russia and NATO and between nation states and indigenous peoples. International Law and the Arctic explains these developments and reveals a strong trend towards international cooperation and law-making. It thus contradicts the widespread misconception that the Arctic is an unregulated zone of potential conflict.

Author : United States. Army. Air Corps
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1940
Category : Arctic regions
ISBN : STANFORD:36105122889285

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Arctic Manual ... by United States. Army. Air Corps Pdf

Contains sections on history, physical geography, climate, fauna and flora, means of shelter, heating and lighting, food and drink, clothing, health, travel, hunting and fishing, etc.

Author : Adrian Howkins
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781509502011

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The Polar Regions by Adrian Howkins Pdf

The environmental histories of the Arctic and Antarctica are characterised by contrast and contradiction. These are places that have witnessed some of the worst environmental degradation in recent history. But they are also the locations of some of the most farsighted measures of environmental protection. They are places where people have sought to conquer nature through exploration and economic development, but in many ways they remain wild and untamed. They are the coldest places on Earth, yet have come to occupy an important role in the science and politics of global warming. Despite being located at opposite ends of the planet and being significantly different in many ways, Adrian Howkins argues that the environmental histories of the Arctic and Antarctica share much in common and have often been closely connected. This book also argues that the Polar Regions are strongly linked to the rest of the world, both through physical processes and through intellectual and political themes. As places of inherent contradiction, the Polar Regions have much to contribute to the way we think about environmental history and the environment more generally.

Author : William Scoresby
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 670 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1820
Category : Arctic regions
ISBN : BCUL:1092813706

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An Account of the Arctic Regions by William Scoresby Pdf

Nineteenth century classic on whaling, geography and natural history of northern waters. Appendices include meteorological tables; a chronological list of voyages, 861-1819; list of plants found in Spitsbergen; Acts of Parliament regarding whaling; dimensions of whaling ships; etc.