{"product_id":"when-the-ice-is-gone-what-a-greenland-ice-core-reveals-about-earths-tumultuous-history-and-perilous-future-9781324110309","title":"When the Ice Is Gone: What a Greenland Ice Core Reveals about Earth's Tumultuous History and Perilous Future","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2018, lumps of frozen soil, collected from the bottom of the world's first deep ice core and lost for decades, reappeared in Denmark. When geologist Paul Bierman and his team first melted a piece of this unique material, they were shocked to find perfectly preserved leaves, twigs, and moss. That observation led them to a startling discovery: Greenland's ice sheet had melted naturally before, about 400,000 years ago. The remote island's ice was far more fragile than scientists had realized--unstable even without human interference.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eWhen the Ice Is Gone\u003c\/em\u003e, Bierman traces the story of this extraordinary finding, revealing how it radically changes our understanding of the Earth and its climate. A longtime researcher in Greenland, he begins with a brief history of the island, both human and geological, explaining how over the last century scientists have learned to read the historical record in ice, deciphering when volcanoes exploded and humans started driving cars fueled by leaded gasoline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the origins of ice coring, Bierman brings us to Camp Century, a U.S. military base built inside Greenland's ice sheet, where engineers first drilled through mile-thick ice and into the frozen soil beneath. Decades later, a few feet of that long-frozen earth would reveal its secrets--ancient warmth and melted ice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChanges in Greenland reverberate around the world, with ice melting high in the arctic affecting people everywhere. Bierman explores how losing Greenland's ice will catalyze devastating events if we don't change course and address climate change now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324110309\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304","brand":"Paul Bierman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45484005687477,"sku":"9781324110309","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_650f3013-d982-4f66-918b-284a7d82e28b.jpg?v=1749566122","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/when-the-ice-is-gone-what-a-greenland-ice-core-reveals-about-earths-tumultuous-history-and-perilous-future-9781324110309","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}