Book Review: Anthony Barnosky’s Heatstroke
By admin on Jun 23, 2010 in Travel and Holiday
Image credit: Anthony Barnosky/Island Press
In 2006, a hunter discovered a “pizzly” in the Canadian Arctic. Half polar bear, half grizzly bear, the hybrid animal had never been documented by scientists. Some called it a fluke—a chance occurrence signaling the unpredictability of nature. Dr. Anthony Barnosky, however, believes the bear is a product of a changing world, and a sign of things to come.
His new book Heatstroke draws on his extensive research to paint a picture of a natural world that has been fundamentally altered by climate c… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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