Bøker av Jon Waterman

A award-winning author and photographer returns to the Arctic to document the effects of climate change.Forty years ago, author and photographer Jon Waterman took his first paddling journey into the Noatak headwaters in the Alaskan Arctic. In this fully illustrated book, he ventures once again, this time "into the thaw," documenting the changes - both environmental and cultural - wrought by climate change. Sharing this eye-opening adventure with his son, Waterman documents the effects on altered land, wildlife and the Inuit-Inupiat life. A widely published author and photographer, Waterman's narrative alternates between adventure and wilderness memoir and plainly stated natural history of the area. He documents the extraordinary changes he sees, both natural - man-high wild grasses where none should be, tear-drop-shaped landslide thaw slumps--a.k.a. thermokarsts--caused by the melting permafrost -- and manmade -- roads and buildings and pipelines falling crazy aslant as if taken by an earthquake. He describes the journey and his emotions as he witnesses the effects of global warming on one of the places dear to his heart. Waterman has been a scholar of the Arctic since his first trip 40 years ago. The alternating half chapters offer brief descriptions of the natural history of this unique ecosystem, bringing it alive for those unfamiliar.Waterman spends time in the villages as well, with the kindhearted, welcoming people most effected by the Arctic collapse. They let him know what it is like to live amid these melting conditions and how it feels to watch their ago-old culture change.In the end, Waterman offers hope by articulating actions we can all take to slow the thaw and preserve what is left of this remarkable frontier.

From the deep forests of the Canadian Northwest to the red-rock deserts of the American Southwest, North America offers a myriad of opportunities for hiking, camping, trekking, and simply enjoying the abundance of the natural world. This opulent volume highlights 41 of those wilderness locations.Filled with authoritative maps, data-driven graphics, awe-inspiring photographs, and thoughtful essays, this vivid book will feed the soul of everyone who loves wild places. Six lush chapters take readers from the eastern woodlands to the central plains, from the northern wilderness to southwestern desert lands—including key wilderness areas in Canada and Mexico. You’ll discover the fascinating history of the High Peaks of the Adirondacks, learn about fossil remains on the Upper Missouri River, gaze through the rainforest canopy of Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, and experience Grand Canyon Parashat’s Dark Sky Park. A special section rich in maps and graphics highlights 13 thematic topics, such as the National Scenic Trail System and the human impact on wilderness areas.This beautiful book, bursting with information and lyricism, will inspire all who have journeyed into the wild—and intrigue many who still hope to do so.