Antarctica: The Global Warning - Hardcover

Sebastian Copeland

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1933784199 ISBN 13: 9781933784199

Publisher: Insight Editions, Div of Palace Publishing Group, LP, 2008

Synopsis

HardCover. Pub the Date: January. 2008 Pages: 160 in Publisher: Insight Editions. Div of Palace Publishing. Group.. Antarctica's environment today isa microcosm of the wold environment's future: as endangered creatures. such as the chinstrap penguins. humpback whales. and albatrosses the continue to face extinction. research scientists have concluded that this icy ecosystem serves as a final warning of impending environmental deterioration. Sebastian Copeland's photographshave captured both the incredible beauty of the continent and the devastation that climate changes have wreaked on it. His data. photographs. and conclusions - along with contributions from Will Steger. David De Rothschild. Stephen Schneider. Zac Goldsmith. Mikhail Gorbachev. and Leonardo DiCaprio-ing to readers with insight and urgencythe momentous reality of the not so distant future with insight and urge...

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Review:

"All eyes might do well to dwell upon "Antarctica," Sebastian Copeland's eloquent photographs tell an urgent tale that begs our activism." - Publishers Weekly

"All eyes might do well to dwell upon "Antarctica". Sebastian Copeland's eloquent photographs tell an urgent tale that begs our activism." - Publishers Weekly

"All eyes might do well to dwell upon "Antarctica." Sebastian Copeland's eloquent photographs tell an urgent tale that begs our activism." Publishers Weekly"

Synopsis:

Renowned photographer Sebastian Copeland highlights the dangers facing Antarctica in this beautiful and inspirational book.For more than fifty years research scientists have studied the frozen continent and its threatened and endangered creatures, including the chinstrap penguins, humpback whales and the albatross. This stark yet fragile icy realm may sound our last warning before the impending destruction of the environment. Sebastian Copeland, an award-winning photographer and environmental activist, witnessed the accelerated devastation of the Antarctic ice shelf while aboard a research vessel on behalf of Global Green. He uncovered both the awesome beauty of this mysterious continent and the alarming warnings made visible through his lens. Here he shares images of not only otherworldly glaciers, fields and fjords, but also clear signs of the massive inroads that climate change has made upon this magnificent continent."Antarctica" features Copeland's presentation of scientific data and personal insights about climate change including how and why the polar regions, both North and South, continue to melt at an increasingly rapid pace.

Commentary comes from Stephen Schneider, a Stanford professor and global warming expert, and Zac Goldsmith, "The Ecologist" magazine editor, and Mikhail Gorbachev and Leonardo DiCaprio add their visions for the challenging dilemma we face. Other contributors include Will Steger and David De Rothschild, a National Geographic "Emerging Explorer". "Antarctica" includes the DVD SOS: A Global Warning, an extensive, behind-the-scenes dialogue, shot on location, between Copeland and his coproducer, aerial artist John Quigley. The story of this production-at-sea includes a montage of live action and stunning photography set to a contemporary, original musical score.

About this edition

• Publisher: Insight Editions, Div of Palace Publishing Group, LP
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1933784199
• ISBN 13: 9781933784199
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160