New Book Available
The Big Thaw: Travels in the Melting North
Ed Struzik
Published by John Wiley & Sons
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Climate change's effects are reshaping the Arctic profoundly. Landscapes
are being radically transformed, animals are dying in unprecedented
numbers, and natural resources are being revealed to an energy-starved
world. Veteran arctic journalist Ed Struzik took 11 trips throughout the
north to document this rapidly changing land, gaining unprecedented
access to scientific expeditions, native communities and security and
sovereignty experts. The product of those trips, The Big Thaw looks at
global warming's wide-ranging impact on the Arctic. Struzik goes into
the field with the world's leading polar bear scientist, skis on melting
glaciers with glaciologists, travels the Northwest Passage on an aging
icebreaker and stalks a carnivorous rogue walrus with an Inuit hunter.
His journeys bring him up close to some of the world's most unique
animals, from the iconic polar bear to the mysterious narwhal. Struzik
melds the vivid stories of his experiences with fascinating explorations
of the Arctic's past--from the alligators and giant tortoises that
inhabited the north 55 million years ago to the 19th century explorers
who died searching for the Open Polar Sea--and its possible future as
the center of international struggle, underground smuggling and
ecological disaster.
Ed Struzik (Edmonton, AB, Canada) has been called one of Canada's
pre-eminent modern-day explorers by Canadian Geographic. His travels by
foot, ski, dog team, canoe, kayak, icebreaker and helicopter have taken
him to the remotest corners of the polar world. Struzik is the author of
two previous books and the recipient of more than 30 awards for his
writing. He has been nominated for the 2008 Grantham Prize for
Environmental Journalism, and was recipient of the 18th annual Atkinson
Fellowship, which allowed him to travel through the north for a year,
researching the changes that are taking place.
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