Thin ice, unlocking the secrets of climate in the world's highest mountains, Mark Bowen
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Thin ice, unlocking the secrets of climate in the world's highest mountains, Mark Bowen
Language
eng
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [423]-443) and index
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non fiction
Main title
Thin ice
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bibliography
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58386288
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Mark Bowen
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unlocking the secrets of climate in the world's highest mountains
Table of contents
I: The Sajama expedition -- The mountain God -- An island in the sky -- II: Early days -- Where next? -- Beginnings -- A decade on Quelccaya -- III: The warming sets in -- First signs -- The great experiment -- Temperature follows suit -- China opens up -- IV: The essence of life -- A city by a lake -- The seesaw -- V: More pieces for the puzzle -- Casting about -- From Tibet... -- ...to Peru -- Altering the course of thinking -- Pushing back the bar -- Solving the mercer problem -- Endurance and tragedy on Dasuopu -- VI: Kilimanjaro -- Scratching the surface -- Drilling deeper -- The story in the snows
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