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049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aQuarmby, Lynne, _d1958- _e1
245	1	0	_aWatermelon snow : _bscience, art, and a lone polar bear / _cLynne Quarmby.
260			_aMontreal ; _aKingston ; _aLondon ; _aChicago : _bMcGill-Queen's University Press, _c(c)2020.
300			_a1 online resource.
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520	0		_a"Concern about the climate crisis is widespread as humans struggle to navigate life in uncertain times. From the vantage of a schooner full of artists on an adventure in the high Arctic, biologist Lynne Quarmby explains the science that convinced her of an urgent need to act on climate change and recounts how this knowledge--and the fear and panic it elicited--plunged her into unsustainable action, ending in arrests, lawsuits, and a failed electoral campaign on behalf of the Green Party of Canada. Watermelon Snow weaves memoir, microbiology, and artistic antics together with descriptions of a sublime Arctic landscape. At the top of the warming world, Quarmby struggles with burnout and grief while an aerial artist twirls high in the ship's rigging, bearded seals sing mournfully, polar bears prowl, and glaciers crumble into the sea. In a compelling narrative, sorrow and fear are balanced by beauty and wonder. The author's journey back from a life out of balance includes excursions into evolutionary history where her discoveries reveal the heart of human existence. The climate realities are as dark as the Arctic winter, yet this is a book of lightness and generosity. Quarmby's voice, intimate and original, illuminates the science while offering a reminder that much about the human experience is beyond reason. Inspiring and deeply personal, Watermelon Snow is the story of one scientist's rediscovery of what it means to live a good life at a time of increasing desperation about the future."-- _cProvided by publisher.
505	0	0	_aCover -- _tWATERMELON SNOW -- _tTitle -- _tCopyright -- _tContents -- _tMap of the High Arctic -- _tMap of the Northwest Coast of Svalbard -- _tWatermelon Snow -- _tAcknowledgments -- _tGlossary and Notes -- _tSources and Further Reading -- _tList of Crew and Participants
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600	1	0	_aQuarmby, Lynne, _d1958- _xTravel _zNorway _zSvalbard.
650		0	_aClimatic changes _zNorway _zSvalbard.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2619613&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell