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A Journey to the Future in Antarctica
Macmillan
November 2010
On Sale: November 9, 2010
304 pages
ISBN: 0805079424
EAN: 9780805079425
Hardcover
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A dramatic chronicle of Antarctica's penguins that bears
witness to climate changes that foreshadow our own future The towering mountains and iceberg-filled seas of the
western Antarctic Peninsula have for three decades formed
the backdrop of scientist Bill Fraser's study of Adélie
penguins. In that time, this breathtaking region has warmed
faster than any place on earth, with profound consequences
for the Adélies, the classic tuxedoed penguin that is
dependent on sea ice to survive. During the Antarctic spring
and summer of 2005-2006, author Fen Montaigne spent five
months working on Fraser's field team, and he returned with
a moving tale that chronicles the beauty of the wildest
place on earth, the lives of the beloved Adélies, the saga
of the discovery of the Antarctic Peninsula, and the
story—told through Fraser's work—of how rising temperatures
are swiftly changing this part of the world. Captivated by
the tale of these polar penguins and a memorable field
season in Antarctica, readers will come to understand that
the fundamental changes Fraser has witnessed in the
Antarctic will soon affect our lives.
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