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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 AdΓ©lie penguins. In that time, this breathtaking region has warmed faster than any place on earth, with profound consequences for the AdΓ©lies, 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 AdΓ©lies, the saga of the discovery of the Antarctic Peninsula, and the storyβtold through Fraser's workβof 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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