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Lost Antarctica: Adventures In A Disappearing Land (2012)

by James McClintock(Favorite Author)

3.65 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0230112455 (ISBN13: 9780230112452)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Palgrave Macmillan Trade

review 1: Going into this book, I wanted to read about the adventures in Antarctica. That continent has always fascinated me so I finally decided to see what I could find. Of the books I found in the book store, this appeared to be the most promising.That said, this book is not what I expected. Maybe only about 10% of it satisfied my original mission. Mr. McClintock's stories are very interesting though and I became trapped in the read. A lot of the book talks about the impacts of global warming that he's seen on the continent and how it's expected to progress. It's very eye opening and somewhat scary what we've done to this planet. The best chapter is the last one, which finalizes all his research and what scientist's have accomplished to help stop the trend of global warming. What... more comes next? Only time will tell.This book is well worth reading, especially if you know virtually nothing about Antarctica.
review 2: If you're uncertain about the consequences of climate change, these accounts provide a clear timely and over time perspective on how the most southern continent has been changing. Perhaps the most compelling section is on penguins and how some species are experiencing population declines because warm weather has destroyed their breeding grounds and others are experiencing population increases because these warmer regions now suit their breeding habits. less

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