Kingdom of Frost

Vassnes is a leading Norwegian science journalist who grew up among the Sami people in the far north of Norway This is a wide-ranging exploration in the vein of Jared Diamond, Elizabeth Kolbert, and Barry Lopez Vassnes shows readers how the climate "dance" of hot and cold periods, has shaped both the planet and all creatures living on it. But we may be heading toward a "last dance". Clearly identifies why the coldest regions on the planet, and not just the polar ice caps, are so important to su...