Future Arctic: Field Notes from a World on the Edge - Hardcover

Edward Struzik

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1610914406 ISBN 13: 9781610914406

Publisher: Island Press, 2015

Synopsis

A veteran journalist explores the changing Arctic and why it should matter to the rest of the world. In one hundred years, or even fifty, the Arctic will look dramatically different than it does today. As polar ice retreats and animals and plants migrate northward, the arctic landscape is morphing into something new and very different from what it once was. While these changes may seem remote, they will have a profound impact on a host of global issues, from international politics to animal migrations. In Future Arctic, journalist and explorer Edward Struzik offers a clear-eyed look at the rapidly shifting dynamics in the Arctic region, a harbinger of changes that will reverberate throughout our entire world. A unique combination of extensive on-the-ground research, compelling storytelling, and policy analysis, Future Arctic offers a new look at the changes occurring in this remote, mysterious region and their far-reaching effects.

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Review:

"In this engaging and powerful book, Ed Struzik draws on firsthand experience and analysis of policy decisions to provide a detailed account of Arctic ecosystems stressed by shifting weather patterns, pollutants and disease. Through Struzik's compelling insights the reader can begin to draw connections between Arctic environmental change and events occurring elsewhere much further south."--Erica Dingman, Director, Arctic in Context, World Policy Institute

"Future Arctic is marvelous--as a long-time arctic reseracher, I can honestly say it is the best book that I have seen dealing with the challenges facing the region. A masterful examination of the past, present, and future status of the Arctic, it is also very enjoyable reading, storytelling at its best."
--Vera Alexander, Professor and Dean Emerita, University of Alaska Fairbanks

"No journalist has traveled more widely in the North American Arctic or understands the region better than Ed Struzik. In Future Arctic he has written a fascinating and vitally important book about the swift changes sweeping across the Far North. If you want to see where the world is headed in an era of rapid warming, this is the book to read."
--Fen Montaigne, author of "Fraser's Penguins"

"Few places on earth are changing as fast as the high Arctic, and few have told the story as compellingly as Ed Struzik."
--Bill McKibben, author of "Eaarth"

"Future Arctic is a powerful, provocative, personal look at the Arctic in all its wonder and uncertainty. Ed Struzik has the experience to connect stories that are too often told separately, with vigorous writing and first-hand insight. Be ready to think carefully about what Arctic change means for all of us."
--Henry P. Huntington, Arctic scientist and co-chair of the USNAS report "The Arctic in the Anthropocene"

"Struzik blends biology and politics with firsthand experience to present a comprehensive...portrait of the future."--Publishers Weekly

"Struzik's travel vignettes and discussion about the north are compelling."--Library Journal

"Struzik's book is a thoughtful and impassioned argument that we need to respond to a warming world by researching, adapting, and changing what we are able to."--Pacific Standard

"An urgent, passionate defense of ecological conservation and understanding."--Kirkus

"An engaging new account of a planet transformed."
--Salon

About the Author:

Edward Struzik has been writing about the Arctic for more than thirty-five years. In 1996 he was awarded the prestigious Knight Science Journalism Fellowship and spent a year at Harvard and MIT researching polar issues. In 2008, he was awarded the Atkinson Fellowship in Public Policy. In 2009, Wiley published his book, The Big Thaw: Travels in the Melting North, focused on the effects of climate change on the Canadian Arctic. He is an active speaker and lecturer, and is frequently interviewed as an expert on Arctic issues. He was recently invited to be part of a six-person expert Arctic Advisory panel by the World Wildlife Fund.

About this edition

• Publisher: Island Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1610914406
• ISBN 13: 9781610914406
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256