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The Last Winter: The Scientists, Adventurers, Journeymen, and Mavericks Trying to Save the World
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Author:
Porter Fox
Publisher:
Little, Brown and Company
Date:
November 2, 2021
Journalist Porter Fox travels along the edge of the Northern Hemisphere's snow line to track the scope of this drastic change, and how it will literally change everythingâfrom rapid sea level rise, to fresh water scarcity for two billion people, to massive greenhouse gas emissions from thawing permafrost, and a half dozen climate tipping points that could very well spell the end of our world.
What The Reviewers Say
... alternately alarming and adventurous.
... gripping.
... ominous though beautifully written.
... moving.
