When the ice is gone : what a Greenland ice core reveals about Earth's tumultuous history and perilous future /

"In 2018, lumps of frozen soil, collected from the bottom of the world's first deep ice core and lost for decades, reappeared in Denmark. When geologist Paul Bierman and his team first melted a piece of this unique material, they were shocked to find perfectly preserved leaves, twigs, and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bierman, Paul R. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, [2024]
Edition:First edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Prologue
  • The inhospitable island
  • Frozen water
  • Into the ice
  • Warmth under the snow
  • Hitting bottom
  • Aging
  • When Greenland was green
  • Iceless
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index.