Arctic Matters
Format: Paperback
ISBN13: 9780309371612
Paperback|9780309371612
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Overview
Viewed in satellite images as a jagged white coat draped over the top of the globe, the high Arctic appears distant and isolated. But even if you don't live there, don't do business there, and will never travel there, you are closer to the Arctic than you think. "Arctic Matters: The Global Connection to Changes in the Arctic" is a new educational resource produced by the Polar Research Board of the National Research Council (NRC). It draws upon a large collection of peer-reviewed NRC reports and other national and international reports to provide a brief, reader-friendly primer on the complex ways in which the changes currently affecting the Arctic and its diverse people, resources, and environment can, in turn, affect the entire globe. Topics in the booklet include how climate changes currently underway in the Arctic are a driver for global sea-level rise, offer new prospects for natural resource extraction, and have rippling effects through the world's weather, climate, food supply and economy.
| ISBN-13 | 9780309371612 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0309371619 |
| List Price | $2.00 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 32 pages |
| Publisher | National Academies Press |
| Published On | 2014-04-27 |
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