Fraser's Penguins

Fraser's Penguins
Title Fraser's Penguins PDF eBook
Author Fen Montaigne
Publisher Henry Holt and Company
Pages 304
Release 2010-11-09
Genre Nature
ISBN 1429988908

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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.

Safety Around Helicopters

Safety Around Helicopters
Title Safety Around Helicopters PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 6
Release 1989
Genre Helicopters
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Lost Antarctica

Lost Antarctica
Title Lost Antarctica PDF eBook
Author James McClintock
Publisher St. Martin's Press
Pages 256
Release 2012-09-18
Genre Science
ISBN 9780230112452

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The bitter cold and three months a year without sunlight make Antarctica virtually uninhabitable for humans. Yet a world of extraordinary wildlife persists in these harsh conditions, including leopard seals, giant squid, 50-foot algae, sea spiders, coral, multicolored sea stars, and giant predatory worms. Now, as temperatures rise, this fragile ecosystem is under attack. In this closely observed account, one of the world's foremost experts on Antarctica gives us a highly original and distinctive look at a world that we're losing.

Big Dead Place

Big Dead Place
Title Big Dead Place PDF eBook
Author Nicholas Johnson
Publisher Feral House
Pages 292
Release 2005
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 0922915997

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What really goes on in Antarctica?

Little Oblivion

Little Oblivion
Title Little Oblivion PDF eBook
Author Susan J. Allspaw
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2013
Genre
ISBN 9781932418477

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Poetry. LITTLE OBLIVION by Susan Allspaw won the 12th Annual Elixir Press Poetry Awards. LITTLE OBLIVION takes place in Antarctica. It is an extraordinary meditation on a frozen oblivion, a place where God must be found under the ice, a place of beauty, danger, and transcendence. Contest judge, Teresa Leo, had this to say about it: "Susan Allspaw's debut collection draws on her work and many trips to Antarctica in luminous poems that sweep panoramically across mesmerizing landscapes while meditating on the human condition through deep and reverent encounters with the natural world. Here is a reflective place where internal and external landscapes intertwine, making it impossible to avoid 'the mirror of the plateau that shows everyone's true face.' LITTLE OBLIVION's Antarctica is a liminal space that resides in between extremes, a place saturated with such whiteness that 'the sky bleeds into the earth / so that a whole body becomes a palindrome.' These exquisitely textured poems capture the essence of Antarctica's stark beauty. 'White will follow me everywhere,' says the speaker in one of the poems. After reading LITTLE OBLIVION, white will follow us, too."

An Empire of Ice

An Empire of Ice
Title An Empire of Ice PDF eBook
Author Edward J. Larson
Publisher Yale University Press
Pages 439
Release 2011-05-31
Genre History
ISBN 0300159765

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A Pulitzer Prize–winning author examines South Pole expeditions, “wrapping the science in plenty of dangerous drama to keep readers engaged” (Booklist). An Empire of Ice presents a fascinating new take on Antarctic exploration—placing the famed voyages of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, his British rivals Robert Scott and Ernest Shackleton, and others in a larger scientific, social, and geopolitical context. Recounting the Antarctic expeditions of the early twentieth century, the author reveals the British efforts for what they actually were: massive scientific enterprises in which reaching the South Pole was but a spectacular sideshow. By focusing on the larger purpose of these legendary adventures, Edward J. Larson deepens our appreciation of the explorers’ achievements, shares little-known stories, and shows what the Heroic Age of Antarctic discovery was really about. “Rather than recounting the story of the race to the pole chronologically, Larson concentrates on various scientific disciplines (like meteorology, glaciology and paleontology) and elucidates the advances made by the polar explorers . . . Covers a lot of ground—science, politics, history, adventure.” —The New York Times Book Review

The United States Antarctic Program

The United States Antarctic Program
Title The United States Antarctic Program PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 40
Release 1990
Genre Antarctica
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Brief illustrated summary of research activities and field facilities of the United States Antarctic Program.