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- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright
- © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
- ISBN
- 978-3-030-89491-7
- Pages
- 27 –36
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-89492-4_5
- Publisher site
- See Chapter on Publisher Site
Abstract
[I like the Scandinavian legend that tells how, contrary to what southern cultures claim, the end of the world will be caused not by fire but by ice, formed in endless winters that will freeze even the seas. We always imagine flames and hardship from scorching heat, and it is hard for us to see how difficult is life surrounded by a desert of ice like in Antarctica. The first time I saw a cracked glacier from the air in 2000 I was shocked to see the precariousness of the ice hanging in the air, waiting to be pushed by the solid (and liquid) river, stretching miles and miles behind it.]
Published: Feb 8, 2022