Slicing the Silence: Voyaging to AntarcticaHarvard University Press, 2007 - 399 pàgines In 2002, environmental historian Tom Griffiths set sail with the Australian Antartic Division to deliver a new team of winterers. In this book, Griffiths reflects on the history of human experiences in Antartica, taking the reader on a journey of exploration, discovery and adventure in an unforgettable land. |
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... ice continent before they saw it : they felt its breath . Antarctica has an aura . I don't just mean its mystery ... sea ice forms that the size of the white continent appears to double , only to shrink again in the summer , like a ...
... ice continent before they saw it : they felt its breath . Antarctica has an aura . I don't just mean its mystery ... sea ice forms that the size of the white continent appears to double , only to shrink again in the summer , like a ...
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... sea level is principally controlled by the state of the Antarctic ice sheet . Since there was a much greater volume of ice down there than people had thought , then its corre- sponding impact on sea levels must be greater ; if the southern ...
... sea level is principally controlled by the state of the Antarctic ice sheet . Since there was a much greater volume of ice down there than people had thought , then its corre- sponding impact on sea levels must be greater ; if the southern ...
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... sea ice is a dramatic register of that change . As it recedes , it further accelerates warming because less sunlight is reflected and more heat is absorbed by the ocean . Over the last century , surface air temperature averaged across ...
... sea ice is a dramatic register of that change . As it recedes , it further accelerates warming because less sunlight is reflected and more heat is absorbed by the ocean . Over the last century , surface air temperature averaged across ...
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Being Australian: Narratives of national identity Catriona Elder Previsualització no disponible - 2007 |