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Last winter : the scientists, adventurers, journeymen, and mavericks trying to save the world / Porter Fox.
As the planet warms, winter is shrinking. In the last fifty years, the Northern Hemisphere lost a million square miles of spring snowpack and in the US alone, snow cover has been reduced by 15-30%. On average, winter has shrunk by a month in most northern latitudes. In this deeply researched, beautifully written, and adventure-filled book, journalist Porter Fox travels along the edge of the Northern Hemisphere's snow line to track the scope of this drastic change, and how it will literally change everything--from rapid sea level rise, to fresh water scarcity for two billion people, to massive greenhouse gas emissions from thawing permafrost, and a half dozen climate tipping points that could very well spell the end of our world. This original research is animated by four harrowing and illuminating journeys--each grounded by interviews with idiosyncratic, charismatic experts in their respective fields and Fox's own narrative of growing up on a remote island in Northern Maine.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316460927
- ISBN: 0316460923
- Physical Description: xii, 306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographic references and index. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Fox, Porter > Travel. Climatic changes. Winter. Environmental monitoring. |
| Genre: | Creative nonfiction. |
Available copies
- 3 of 3 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown Public Library | 363.73874 FOX (Text) | 34455006842732 | Adult Nonfiction 2nd FL | Available | - |
| Bethlehem Main Library | 363.738 (Text) | 33062009521312 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Easton Main Library | 363.738 F793ℓ (Text) | 31901004570885 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
