Bibliograph

Secrets of the ice, Antarctica's clues to climate, the universe, and the limits of life, Veronika Meduna

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Label

Secrets of the ice, Antarctica's clues to climate, the universe, and the limits of life, Veronika Meduna

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-218) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Secrets of the ice

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

785865150

Responsibility statement

Veronika Meduna

Sub title

Antarctica's clues to climate, the universe, and the limits of life

Summary

Antarctica is the only continent without permanent human habitation, yet it may hold the key to our survival. Meduna shows how geologists and glaciologists learn about the implications of today's climate change for the future; how scientists study migration patterns of emperor penguins or examine the microbial evidence that may reveal how life evolved on Earth-- and what it may look like on other planets

Table Of Contents

A land of ice -- Uncovering the past -- Life on ice -- True Antarcticans -- Oasis in a frozen desert -- Beyond the ice

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