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Arctic passages : ice, exploration, and the battle for power at the top of the world

Mulvaney, Kieran, author

2025

Overview

Almost two centuries after British explorer Sir John Franklin and his men died amid paralyzing cold and ice in pursuit of the mythical Northwest Passage, the Arctic--in response to temperatures greater than at any time in the last ten thousand years--is melting at an alarming pace. Instead of heeding this clear sign that the world must reduce greenhouse gas emissions to prevent runaway warming, countries such as the United States, Russia, China, and Canada are instead racing to control newly ice-free waters and the riches in the seabed below. But by choosing short-term self-interest over cooperative action, they may be condemning the world to an uninhabitable future.

• Publisher: Island Press
• Subject: Climatic changes Arctic regions. / Geopolitics Arctic regions. / Climat Changements Arctique. / Géopolitique Arctique. / Arctic regions Environmental conditions. / Arctic regions Discovery and exploration. / Arctic regions Strategic aspects. / Arctic regions. / Arctique Conditions environnementales. / Arctique. / Arctique Découverte et exploration. / Arctique Aspect stratégique.
• ISBN: 9781642832075, 1642832073

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
QC903.2.A68 M85 2025	1	BOOK	GENERAL