Author: Deltus Malin EdwardsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
An account of various expeditions to the Arctic and the losses entailed. Also frequent reference to Eskimos.
The Toll of the Arctic Seas
Author: Deltus Malin EdwardsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
An account of various expeditions to the Arctic and the losses entailed. Also frequent reference to Eskimos.
The Toll of the Arctic Seas ... Illustrated by G.A. Coffin and from Photographs
Author: Deltus M. EDWARDSFour Against the Arctic
Author: David RobertsPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743272315
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
In 1743, four stranded Russian sailors survived the next six years in the Arctic with no provisions. Making a bow and arrows from driftwood--since there are no trees there--they survived on reindeer meat until another ship blown off course rescued them.
Russian Arctic Seas
Author: Nataly MarchenkoPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642221254
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
For safe operations in the Arctic, it is critical to understand the natural conditions and to learn from the experiences of ice pilots who have worked there. In the context of planning the PetroArctic project, accounts of seagoing activities in the Russian Arctic Seas that ersulted in accidents have been gathered and are now made available in this bilingual (Russian-English) volume. Here especially, the physical environment and navigation issues for the Kara, Laptev, East Siberian and Chukchi seas are described. Fully half of the book describes accidents induced by heavy ice conditions since 1900: 94 accidents are carefully reported and classified. Among these, the accidents involve shipwrecks, forced drift (ice jet as special case), overwintering, and various types of vessel damage. Most accounts include details such as distinguishing features, behavior of the crew, photos, and maps, which reveal ice conditions, date, location, and vessels involved (for each of four seas). The book will be useful to scientists, industrial planners and a wide audience interested in the Arctic Seas.
The Chautauquan
Author: Annual Report of the American Historical Association
Author: American Historical AssociationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 726
Book Description
Journal
Author: Manchester Geographical SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
A Journey to the Earth's Interior
Author: Marshall Blutcher GardnerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Arctic Voices
Author: Subhankar BanerjeePublisher: Seven Stories Press
ISBN: 1609803868
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
"One of the great strengths of Arctic Voices is that it shows how Alaska and the Arctic are tied to the places where most of us live. In this impassioned book, Banerjee shows a situation so serious that it has created a movement, where 'voices of resistance are gathering, are getting louder and louder.' May his heartfelt efforts magnify them. The climate changes that are coming have hit soon and hard in the Arctic, and their consequences may be starkest there."–Ian Frazier, The New York Review of Books A pristine environment of ecological richness and biodiversity. Home to generations of indigenous people for thousands of years. The location of vast quantities of oil, natural gas and coal. Largely uninhabited and long at the margins of global affairs, in the last decade Arctic Alaska has quickly become the most contested land in recent US history. World-renowned photographer, writer, and activist Subhankar Banerjee brings together first-person narratives from more than thirty prominent activists, writers, and researchers who address issues of climate change, resource war, and human rights with stunning urgency and groundbreaking research. From Gwich'in activist Sarah James's impassioned appeal, "We Are the Ones Who Have Everything to Lose," during the UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen in 2009 to an original piece by acclaimed historian Dan O'Neill about his recent trips to the Yukon Flats fish camps, Arctic Voices is a window into a remarkable region. Other contributors include Seth Kantner, Velma Wallis, Nick Jans, Debbie Miller, Andri Snaer Magnason, George Schaller, George Archibald, Cindy Shogan, and Peter Matthiessen.
Brave New Arctic
Author: Mark C. SerrezePublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691202656
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
"In the 1990s, researchers in the Arctic noticed that floating summer sea ice had begun receding. This was accompanied by shifts in ocean circulation and unexpected changes in weather patterns throughout the world. The Arctic's perennially frozen ground, known as permafrost, was warming, and treeless tundra was being overtaken by shrubs. What was going on? Brave New Arctic is Mark Serreze's riveting firsthand account of how scientists from around the globe came together to find answers"--Publisher's description