Arctic Melting: How Global Warming is Destroying One of the World's Largest Wilderness Areas [Paperback]

Chad Kister (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2004

In Arctic Melting, top scientists describe the alarming impacts of glaciers receding half a mile per year, pack ice hundreds of miles farther from the Arctic coast, permafrost melting and villages crumbling into the rising seas. As author Chad Kister reveals, even one of Alaska’s most notorious antienvironmental senators, Ted Stevens, has declared that global warming is having massive impacts.

Author of Arctic Quest: Odyssey Through a Threatened Wilderness, Chad Kister is a public speaker and environmental activist in southeast Ohio. Kister has been touring the U.S., speaking about the need to protect the Arctic Refuge.

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About the Author

Author Chad Kister is a writer, public speaker and environmental activist in southeast Ohio. Kister has been touring the U.S. speaking about the need to protect the Arctic Refuge.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Common Courage Press (November 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1567512844
• ISBN-13: 978-1567512847
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #172,808 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #91 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Earth Sciences > Climatology

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A survey not just of Arctic events, but how they affect every state in the US and continents around the world, January 10, 2006

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arctic Melting: How Global Warming is Destroying One of the World's Largest Wilderness Areas (Paperback)

Climate change is destroying the Arctic, and Chad Kister documents this destruction in Arctic Melting, a survey not just of Arctic events, but how they affect every state in the US and continents around the world. More than 150 species of birds from 6 continents and all 50 states breed on the coastal plain of the Arctic: Kister's coverage is to be commended for its attention to linking Arctic events to the rest of the world's ecosystems and concerns.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Something missing...Oh yeah...Sources!, April 6, 2006

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J. Zywicke "kayaknasty" (Bozeman, MT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Arctic Melting: How Global Warming is Destroying One of the World's Largest Wilderness Areas (Library Binding)

While the topics covered and material discussed in this little handy book are worth reading, the depth of knowledge in terms of science and the documentation of other sources is rather lacking. Kister uses other people's quotes as a crutch and the times he does use his own voice seem to fall short. The chapter on feedback systems especially. I'd hope a future edition will spell check his work, and also get the definition of albedo correct...it's reflectivity potential, not the amount of sunlight absorbed. And this is not known as the "albeido effect" either, it's just a way of looking at how much radiation from the sun is reflected rather than absorbed. For folks just trying to see the Alaskan side of the global warming issue, go for it. For someone looking for a more technical read...check out Weather Cycles by William James Burroughs

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A survey not just of Arctic events, but how they affect every state in the US and continents around the world, January 10, 2006

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arctic Melting: How Global Warming is Destroying One of the World's Largest Wilderness Areas (Paperback)

Climate change is destroying the Arctic, and Chad Kister documents this destruction in Arctic Melting, a survey not just of Arctic events, but how they affect every state in the US and continents around the world. More than 150 species of birds from 6 continents and all 50 states breed on the coastal plain of the Arctic: Kister's coverage is to be commended for its attention to linking Arctic events to the rest of the world's ecosystems and concerns.