Books

A blend of science, Cold War history, and adventure in Greenland - a book that uses Camp Century's "first of its kind" ice core to tell the story of our awakening to climate change and the impacts it has already and will soon have on our planet, Earth.

(WW Norton, 2024, edition 1)

"A remarkable scientific detective story, told with panache—and carrying a very real and dangerous sting. Read it, and then do something about it."

Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature

When the Ice is Gone tells the story of the scientists who pieced together the history of the Greenland ice sheet and, as a result, can now peer into its future. Paul Bierman, is himself one of these scientists, and he brings to his subject a deep affection and a wealth of experience. The result is at once fascinating, sobering, and eye-opening.

Elizabeth Kolbert, author of The Sixth Extinction

In his gripping new book, When the Ice Is Gone, paleoclimate expert Paul Bierman provides a firsthand account—through the lens of science and history, of how human-caused warming is rapidly melting the massive Greenland ice sheet and the dire consequences this poses for us and our planet. Read this book to be informed about the problem and inspired to make a difference.

Michael E. Mann, author of Our Fragile Moment

A complete rewrite of a classic textbook for today's student. Featuring over a thousand illustrations showing the how and why of Environmental Geoscience in a world where risks from natural and human hazards are ever-increasing.

 (Cengage, 2024, edition 8)

First published in 2014, this book, the development of which the US National Science Foundation supported, focusses on what students needed to know about how Earth's surface works over time and throughout our word.

 (Macmillian, 2020, edition 2)