Frozen at the North Pole

A Year Aboard the Greatest Arctic Expedition of All Time

Frozen at the North Pole
Sarah Pybus, Markus Rex
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Hardback
h228 x 152mm - 320pg
2 Jun 2022 CAN
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9781771649483
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The first account of the famous MOSAiC expedition, which ended in 2020 and was tracked by the New York Times, Guardian, Washington Post, and more media outlets. The biggest-ever Arctic science mission was international and involved hundreds of rotating scientists from over 80 institutions that can help promote the book. History-making achievement: MOSAiC studied climate change in the Arctic for a full year including Polar Winter, which had never been done before. A huge risk in the name of science: the MOSAiC team had their ship frozen into the ice and carried across the Arctic on the Transpolar Drift, an extremely dangerous maneuver that had never before been attempted. World-changing scientific data: The data gained by the expedition will be used by scientists around the world and is expected to take climate research "to a whole new level. "The captain' s tell-all tale: Markus Rex offers never-before-heard insights into his experience as captain of this famous expedition. Suspenseful and compelling: Rex is a gifted writer, telling the story of terrifying storms, playful polar bears, and scientific discovery with a sense of suspense and adventure. For readers of books about the Franklin Expedition and other Arctic adventures: Rex comments on expeditions past throughout the book. A major feature documentary on the expedition aired on PBS in October 2021 and sold into 170 territories worldwide. MOSAiC partners with countries around the world on various expeditions, including the USA, Great Britain, Canada, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Austria, Denmark, China, France, Italy, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.
"With Arctic ice in steep decline and the dangers inherent in our rapidly changing climate, there is no scientific research more crucial or urgent than the explorations launched by MOSAiC in 2019. In this compelling account, lead scientist Markus Rex shares the personal moments and the planetary stakes of the largest polar expedition in history. "-Andrea Pitzer, author of Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World"An illuminating portrait of a part of the planet that almost no one ever sees and of an undertaking whose scientific findings will be informing global decision making for years to come. "-James Raffan, author of Ice Walker and Emperor of the North"This marvelous book brings us aboard a unique 21st-century Arctic expedition-science-driven, multi-national, unprecedented-as it sails into the epicenter of the worsening climate crisis. For anyone concerned about global warming-and that should be all of us -this book is essential reading. A contemporary classic!"-Ken McGoogan, author of Fatal Passage: The Story of John Rae, The Arctic Hero Time Forgot and Dead Reckoning: The Untold Story of the Northwest Passage
Markus Rex is the head of atmospheric research at the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, and a professor of atmospheric physics at the University of Potsdam. He has taken part in numerous expeditions to the Arctic, Antarctica, and other remote regions of the world to research the complex processes that can lead to dramatic changes in the climate. He heads the MOSAiC project, a unique research collaboration by ninety institutions from twenty countries.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781771649483
Published: 2 Jun 2022
Published In: Canada
Imprint: Greystone Books Canada
Publisher: Greystone Books (Canada)
Format: Hardback
Height: 228mm
Width: 152mm
Pages: 320

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