Dancing at the Dead Sea : tracking the world's environmental hotspots

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Label

Dancing at the Dead Sea : tracking the world's environmental hotspots

Title remainder

tracking the world's environmental hotspots

Statement of responsibility

Alanna Mitchell

Creator

• Mitchell, Alanna

Subject

• Extinction (Biologie)
• Environmental degradation
• Nature -- Effect of human beings on
• Mitchell, Alanna -- Voyages
• Environmental degradation
• Mitchell, Alanna -- Travel
• Nature -- Effect of human beings on
• Mitchell, Alanna
• Mitchell, Alanna
• Extinction (Biology)
• Homme -- Influence sur la nature
• Environnement -- Dégradation
• Travel
• Extinction (Biology)

Language

eng

Summary

"One hundred and fifty years after the publication of On the Origin of Species, environmental reporter Alanna Mitchell set out to retrace the idea of evolution and grapple with the fact that a massive extinction of the planet's species was well under way. So began a three-year odyssey in which Mitchell picked up where Darwin left off, examining not just the origin but also the ultimate fate of our world." "Combining scientific curiosity with travel and adventure, Dancing at the Dead Sea takes the reader on an intimate tour through the world's environmental hotspots. Readers join Mitchell as she tracks the spectacular biodiversity of regions as extraordinary as the island of Madagascar, the rainforests of Suriname, the parched oases of Jordan, the Arctic desert of Banks Island, the volcanic crests of Iceland, and the Galapagos archipelago, where Darwin conducted his famous research. Along the way, Mitchell introduces us to the numerous scientists and conservationists who are working on the ground to protect these endangered places. She also chronicles the courageous efforts of everyday men and women in these regions as they try to convince governments to turn the world's hotspots into environmentally protected areas." "Ultimately, Mitchell's travels around the world compel her to ponder our shelf life as a species in the grand evolutionary scheme of the planet. She wonders what Darwin would make of the profound ecological destruction she witnesses. Is the human race suicidal? What can help our species avert extinction? Posing tough and cutting questions such as these, Dancing at the Dead Sea is a must-read for aficionados of good science writing and travel literature alike."--Jacket

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

304.2/8

Index

index present

LC call number

GF75

LC item number

.M58 2005

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography