Antarctica 2041:
My Quest to Save the Earth's Last Wilderness
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by
Robert Swan and Gil Reavill
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Adventurer turned environmentalist Robert Swan
illuminates the perils facing the planet come 2041—the
year when the international treaty protecting Antarctica
is up for review—and the many steps that
can be taken to avoid environmental calamity.
In 1985, when Robert Swan walked across
Antarctica, the fragile polar environment was not high
in his mind. But upon his return, the earth’s perilous
state became personal: Robert’s ice-blue eyes were
singed a pale gray, a result of being exposed to the
sun’s rays passing unfiltered through the depleted ozone
layer. At this moment, his commitment to preserving the
environment was born, and in Antarctica
2041 Swan
details his journey to awareness, and his firm belief
that humans can reverse the harm done to the planet thus
far, and secure its future for generations to come.
Despite the dire warnings Swan raises in Antarctica
2041—exponentially high greenhouse-gas levels;
rising seas; massive species extinction—he says there is
much we can do to avert looming disaster. Ultimately an
upbeat call to action, his book provides the information
people need to understand the world’s crisis, and the
tools they need to combat it, ultimately showing us all
that saving Antarctica amounts to saving ourselves.
This title will be released on October 27, 2009.
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