After the Ice: Life, Death and Politics in the New Arctic - Hardcover

Alun Anderson gained his PhD from the University of Edinburgh and later held posts at the University of Oxford and the University of Kyoto, Japan. For twelve years he was Editor, then Editor-in Chief and Publishing Director of New Scientist and was previously an editor at Nature and Science. He is currently a board member of xconomy.com, a member of the council of the Royal Institution and a contributor to magazines around the world.

"A clear and chilling account of the science of the Arctic and a gripping glimpse of how the future may turn out there" The Economist "In the rapidly defrosting Arctic north, a new world is being born. As the vanishing domain of the polar bear instead becomes that of the oil driller, Alun Anderson paints a vivid and unique portrait of a fascinating region whose future will be very different from its past." Mark Lynas "Anyone wanting to understand the realities underlying the recent explosion of dramatic and often scary headlines about developments in the Arctic should obtain a copy of this book immediately and read it from cover to cover. Alun Anderson has produced a well-informed, timely, accessible, and above all balanced account of the interactive changes that are leading to the emergence of a 'new Arctic'." Oran R. Young, Professor, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California "Even as climate change opens up the Arctic, so this book opens up our minds to dramatic developments in that part of the world - economic, geopolitical and environmental. Based on meticulous research and personal "witness", After the Ice is a "must read" for anyone interested in what has now become the epicentre of climate science and climate politics." Jonathon Porritt, Founder Director of Forum for the Future and Chairman of the UK Sustainable Development Commission "In After the Ice, Alun Anderson, former editor of New Scientist, has made a heroic effort to understand the science of the region. Parts of his wise book will interest only the thriving new species of Arctic wonks - but Anderson does address what should be the world's great concern." -- Simon Kuper Financial Times