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Author : Emma Hildreth Adams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Arctic regions
ISBN : NYPL:33433000639645
Author : Emma H. Adams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1332317979
Excerpt from Among the Northern Icebergs A library for American youth, which embraces accounts. of the people, climate, scenery, and productions of many lands, would scarcely be complete did it not include a work upon the north polar region of the American continent. This little volume partly answers that purpose. Its limits are too narrow to admit even a mere resume of the history of Arctic exploration, which covers a period of several centuries. And since the work is particularly for English readers, it has been limited to accounts of the expeditions which have been sent into polar waters by England and the United States. Information for the work has been gathered from numerous sources, but upon no other work has so heavy a contribution been levied as upon Captain Richard Perry's "History of Arctic Explorations" - a recent issue covering the entire field of such expeditions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
Author : Richard S. Williams,Jane G. Ferrigno
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Geology
ISBN : OSU:32435084747633
Author : Emma Hildreth Adams
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1358489394
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : A.E.J. Ogilvie,Trausti Jónsson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401733526
THE "LITTLE ICE AGE": LOCAL AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES P. D. JONES and K. R. BRIFFA Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK. This volume of Climatic Change is devoted to the study of the climate of the last 1000 years, with a major emphasis on the last few centuries. The timespan encompasses what has been referred to as the "Little Ice Age" (Bradley, 1992). This term was originally coined by glaciologists, with reference to the most recent major glacial advance of the Holocene (Bradley and Jones, 1993). Although other such advances in different parts of the world may not have been synchronous, the term "Little Ice Age" has come to be associated with the period of a widespread foreward movement of European glaciers between about 14 50 to 1850, as well as with relatively cooler temperatures. The issue of whether or not this concept is appropriate, is a major theme of many of the papers included in this volume.
Author : A. E. J. Ogilvie,Trausti Jonsson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9401733538
Author : Adam Lajeunesse
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Arctic regions
ISBN : 0774831081
In April 1988, after years of failed negotiations over the status of the Northwest Passage, Brian Mulroney gave Ronald Reagan a globe, pointed to the Arctic, and said "Ron that's ours. We own it lock, stock, and icebergs." A simple statement, it summed up Ottawa's official policy: Canada owns the icy waters that wind their way through the Arctic Archipelago. Behind the scenes, however, successive governments have spent over a century trying to figure out how to enforce this claim. Drawing on recently declassified material, Lajeunesse guides readers through the evolution of Canada's Arctic sovereignty, showing how the Northwest Passage and the surrounding waters became Canadian.
Author : Lawrence Jackson
Publisher : St. John's, Nfld. : Tuckamore Books
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1894294173
"Award-winning journalist Lawrence Jackson unravels the mysteries of icebergs in this clearly-written picture book, illustrated with remarkable watercolours, photographs and silk paintings" Cf. Our choice, 2001.
Author : Alexander P. Lisitzin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 563 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642559051
This reference book for researchers working on glacial sediments provides a complete overview of the various glacial deposits in the ocean. It presents a collection of worldwide data on glacio-marine phenomena.
Author : Vivien Gornitz
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780231548892
The Arctic is thawing. In summer, cruise ships sail through the once ice-clogged Northwest Passage, lakes form on top of the Greenland Ice Sheet, and polar bears swim farther and farther in search of waning ice floes. At the opposite end of the world, floating Antarctic ice shelves are shrinking. Mountain glaciers are in retreat worldwide, unleashing flash floods and avalanches. We are on thin ice—and with melting permafrost’s potential to let loose still more greenhouse gases, these changes may be just the beginning. 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 ice sheets, valley glaciers, permafrost, and floating ice, Vivien Gornitz gives an up-to-date explanation of key current trends in the decline of ice mass. Drawing on a long-term perspective gained by examining changes in the cryosphere and corresponding variations in sea level over millions of years, she demonstrates the link between thawing ice and sea-level rise to point to the social and economic challenges on the horizon. Gornitz highlights the widespread repercussions of ice loss, which will affect countless people far removed from frozen regions, to explain why the big meltdown matters to us all. Written for all readers and students interested in the science of our changing climate, Vanishing Ice is an accessible and lucid warning of the coming thaw.
Author : Richard Brown
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-07-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781459401990
This is the story of the most famous iceberg of all time--the iceberg that has gripped the imagination of the world, that humbled human technology and dramatized the wonders and dangers of the North Atlantic Ocean. Author Richard Brown uses the iceberg's story to present the natural history of the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic at the turn of the twentieth century. A rich panoply of birds, whales, bears, seals and other ships cross the path of the iceberg. With an expert's understanding of natural history and an authentic storyteller's voice, Brown weaves these storylines together as the iceberg slowly drifts away from Greenland and down the coast of Labrador to its fateful encounter with the world's most famous ship. With extensive illustrations drawn from volumes of exploration and natural history of the period, this is a beautiful and compelling read. First published in 1983 and championed by publishers worldwide, this reprint of the original edition is accompanied by a brief biographical note on Richard Brown's career as a research scientist working for the Canadian Wildlife Service.
Author : Edward Stratemeyer
Publisher : The Floating Press
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781775456506
There has been a lot of debate among historians about which explorers were actually the first to reach the North Pole. What if a pair of plucky youths bore that honor? That's the premise behind Edward Stratemeyer's action-adventure classic, First at the North Pole. Fans of golden-era juvenile fiction will relish this rollicking tale.
Author : Astrid E. Ogilvie,Trausti Jonsson,European and Atlantic Climate Historians,North Atlantic Biocultural Organization
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Climatic changes
ISBN : OCLC:59547264
Author : Julie Cruikshank
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0774859768
Do Glaciers Listen? explores the conflicting depictions of glaciers to show how natural and cultural histories are objectively entangled in the Mount Saint Elias ranges. This rugged area, where Alaska, British Columbia, and the Yukon Territory now meet, underwent significant geophysical change in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, which coincided with dramatic social upheaval resulting from European exploration and increased travel and trade among Aboriginal peoples. European visitors brought with them varying conceptions of nature as sublime, as spiritual, or as a resource for human progress. They saw glaciers as inanimate, subject to empirical investigation and measurement. Aboriginal oral histories, conversely, described glaciers as sentient, animate, and quick to respond to human behaviour. In each case, however, the experiences and ideas surrounding glaciers were incorporated into interpretations of social relations. Focusing on these contrasting views during the late stages of the Little Ice Age (1550-1900), Cruikshank demonstrates how local knowledge is produced, rather than discovered, through colonial encounters, and how it often conjoins social and biophysical processes. She then traces how the divergent views weave through contemporary debates about cultural meanings as well as current discussions about protected areas, parks, and the new World Heritage site. Readers interested in anthropology and Native and northern studies will find this a fascinating read and a rich addition to circumpolar literature.
Author : A. A. Husseiny
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 782 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781483159171
Iceberg Utilization covers the proceedings of the First International Conference and Workshops on Iceberg Utilization for Fresh Water Production, Weather Modification and Other Applications, held at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA on October 2-6, 1977. The book focuses on the efforts to consider the feasibility of using icebergs as alternative water and energy resources relative to the growing concern on global water and energy shortage. The compilation first offers information on the patterns of cooperation in international science and technology and evaluation of subsidiary effects and concomitant issues and challenges in iceberg utilization. The text also looks at the consideration of icebergs as potential water resource, including arctic drifting stations, remote sensing, and transport of icebergs. The book discusses elements of iceberg technology and remote sensing of thickness of icebergs, as well as sources and properties of tabular icebergs and towing, handling, processing, and selection of icebergs. The text also considers the international law problems in the acquisition and transportation of Antarctic icebergs; ecological considerations of iceberg transport from Antarctic waters; and energy and freshwater production from icebergs. The selection is a dependable reference for readers wanting to explore the potential of icebergs as energy and water resource.
