Glaciers

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Glaciers

Title:

Glaciers

Author:

Hambrey, M. J.

ISBN:

9780521828086

Personal Author:

Hambrey, M. J.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication Information:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

Physical Description:

xvi, 376 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 26 cm.

Contents:

1. Earth, the icy planet -- 2. The glacier family -- 3. Birth, growth and decay of glaciers -- 4. Fluctuating glaciers -- 5. Ice on the move -- 6. Nature's conveyor belt -- 7. Ice and water -- 8. Antarctica : the icy continent -- 9. Glaciers and volcanoes -- 10. Shaping the landscape -- 11. Glaciers and wildlife -- 12. Benefits of glaciers -- 13. Glacier hazards -- 14. Living and travelling on glaciers -- 15. Earth's glacial record -- 16. Postscript : future prospects of glaciers.

Abstract:

"This new edition describes how glaciers grow and decay, how they move and how they influence human civilization." "A lively running text develops these themes and is supported by over 200 photographs, taking us from the High-Arctic through North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, New Zealand and South America to the Antarctic. It builds on the first edition, including new chapters on Antarctica and Earth's ice age record, as well as many new photographs, now all in full colour."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Glaciers.

Added Author:

Alean, Jürg.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam041/2004043585.html

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Summary

Glaciers are among the most beautiful natural wonders on Earth, but for most of us the least known and understood. This book describes how glaciers grow and decay, how they move, and how they influence human civilisation. Today covering a tenth of the Earth's surface, glacier ice has shaped the landscape over millions of years by scouring away rocks, transporting and depositing debris far from its source. Glacier meltwater drives turbines and irrigates deserts, yields mineral-rich soils, and has left us a wealth of valuable sand and gravel. However, glaciers also threaten human property and life. Our future is indirectly bound up with the fate of glaciers and their influence on global climate and sea level. A lively running text develops these themes and is supported by over 200 stunning photographs, taking us from the High-Arctic through North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, New Zealand and South America to the Antarctic.