Our Frozen Planet

我们的冰封星球

✦产品信息——

出版者 ‏ : Papadakis (2024 年 10 月 21 日)

语言 ‏ : 英语

精装本 : ‎ 256页

ISBN-10 ‏: ‎ 1906506736

ISBN-13 ‏: ‎ 978-1906506735

页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准

✦内容简介——

一场震撼人心的冰雪世界摄影探索，从海洋到冰盖、冰川和冰洞，以及世界主要山脉的壮丽景观

精美的摄影记录了几十年来的非凡变化

主题：介绍全球气温变化如何影响冰雪、冰川融化，以及如何影响居住在这些地区的社区

作者都是各自领域的专家，研究冰川已有 50 多年

传递了积极的信息，因为它不仅提醒我们将会失去什么，还给予读者勇气去应对全球气候紧急情况

本书是对正在消失的冰雪世界（即科学家们所称的冰冻圈）的颂扬。尽管冰冻水是地球的重要组成部分，但由于全球变暖，其面积和体积都在迅速减少。人类的下几代人将看到冰雪覆盖的空前变化，所以现在是时候记录下这些地区的神奇之美了。

两位作者都以研究人员和教育工作者的身份研究了半个世纪的冰川。我们有机会在两极地区和世界上几座主要山脉工作。他们研究了各种规模的冰雪，从仍然覆盖地球表面 10% 的巨大冰川和冰盖到冰冻的水坑和松软的雪。我们说明了无数雪花如何变成冰川冰，然后在重力的影响下流动，最后融化消失。这些照片展示了冰川如何侵蚀地球表面，形成了令人惊叹的景观，以及碎屑沉积对提供肥沃土壤的重要性。他们探索了海洋、湖泊和河流中的冰，并展示了霜冻和雪的精致之美。最后，他们展示了植物、动物和人类与冰冻圈互动的一些方式。

我们的冰冻星球提醒我们，我们正在失去什么，同时也给了我们应对全球气候紧急情况的勇气。

A sensational photographic exploration of the world of ice and snow, from oceans to ice sheets, glaciers and ice caves, and the stunning landscapes of the world’s major mountain ranges

Beautiful photography through which documents extraordinary changes across several decades

On-topic: presents how global shifts in temperature are affecting snow and ice, melting glaciers, and how it affects the communities who live in those areas

Authors are experts in their field and have been studying glaciers for over 50 years

Gives a positive message as it’s not only a reminder of what we stand to lose, but gives readers the courage to tackle the global climate emergency

This book is a celebration of the disappearing world of ice and snow, or what scientists know as The Cryosphere. Although frozen water represents a significant component of Planet Earth, it is rapidly declining, both in area and volume, in response to global warming. The next few generations of humanity will see unprecedented change in ice and snow cover, so now is the time to place on record the magical beauty of such areas.

The two authors have each studied glaciers for half a century, both as researchers and educators. We have had the opportunity to work in both polar regions, and several of the world’s major mountain ranges. They examine ice and snow on all scales, from the mighty glaciers and ice sheets that still cover ten per cent of Earth’s land surface to frozen puddles and fluffy snow. We illustrate how a myriad of snowflakes are transformed into glacier ice, which then flows under the influence of gravity, and finally disappears through melting. They illustrate how glaciers have eroded Earth’s surface to produce some of our most stunning landscapes, and the importance of deposition of debris to the provision of rich soils. They explore ice in the ocean, on lakes and in rivers, and they illustrate the delicate beauty of frost and snow. Finally, they show some of the ways in which plants, animals and humans interact with the Cryosphere.

Our Frozen Planet serves as a reminder of what we are losing, but also gives us the courage to tackle the global climate emergency.