Glacier: Nature and Culture

by Peter G. Knight

As major actors in the unfolding drama of climate change, glaciers feature prominently in Earth's past and its future. Wherever on the planet we live, glaciers affect each of us directly. They control the atmospheric and ocean circulations that drive the weather; they supply drinking and irrigation water to millions of people; and they protect us from catastrophic sea-level rise. The very existence of glaciers affects our view of the planet and of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789141346
• ISBN13: 9781789141344
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.2"