Ice World
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Ice World
"Ice World: Stories of Antarctica's Research Stations" explores the vast, frozen landscape of Antarctica—a continent of extremes, scientific breakthroughs, and human resilience. It chronicles the evolution of global research efforts through the stories of iconic research stations like McMurdo (USA), Rothera (UK), Concordia (France-Italy), Vostok (Russia), Showa (Japan), and others. The book highlights the vital contributions of Indian stations—Dakshin Gangotri, Maitri, and Bharati—emphasizing India’s growing scientific role. With temperatures below -80°C and months of darkness, researchers work in isolation to uncover insights about climate change, the ozone layer, geology, space analogues, and subglacial microbial life. The narrative celebrates international cooperation under the Antarctic Treaty and delves into the daily lives, challenges, and triumphs of the scientists who live at the edge of the world. More than a scientific chronicle, it is a tribute to the human spirit and our collective drive to explore and protect the planet.
Ice World
Ice World offers an overview of the world's best climbs and stunning on the edge photography. Lowe discusses his favorite climbs from throughout the world and includes detailed, fully illustrated instructions for mastering both basic and advanced ice climbing techniques, information on avoiding hazards, and more.
Antarctica: Earth's Own Ice World
In 2016, scientist Rosaly Lopes and artist Michael Carroll teamed up as fellows of the National Science Foundation to travel to Mount Erebus, the world’s southernmost active volcano in Antarctica. The logistics of getting there and complex operations of Antarctica's McMurdo Station echo the kinds of strategies that future explorers will undertake as they set up settlements on Mars and beyond. This exciting popular-level book explores the arduous environment of Antarctica and how it is similar to other icy worlds in the Solar System. The bulk of this story delves into Antarctica’s infrastructure, exploration, and remote camps, culminating on the summit of Erebus. There, the authors explored the caves and ice towers on the volcano’s flanks, taking photographs and generating original art depicting scenes in Antarctica and terrestrial analogs on other planets and moons. Readers will see an intimate side of Mount Erebus and Antarctica while surveying the region’s history, exploration, geology, and volcanology, which includes research funded by the National Science Foundation’s United States Antarctic Programs. Richly illustrated with photographs and stunning paintings showcasing the beauty of the harsh continent, the book captures the spirit and splendor of the authors’ journey to Erebus.