The Resource Fire and ice : soot, solidarity, and survival on the roof of the world, Jonathan Mingle
Fire and ice : soot, solidarity, and survival on the roof of the world, Jonathan Mingle
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- Summary
- "A thousand years ago in a Himalayan valley, the village of Kumik was founded. For generations, Kumik villagers survived by learning to cultivate their mountain terrain, drawing from the waters of the glacier and snows above the village. But now the glacier is almost gone, and Kumik is dying. Why? As Fire and Ice reveals, the culprit is black carbon, the most dangerous pollutant in the world and the least understood. Black carbon absorbs more heat per unit of mass in the atmosphere than greenhouse gases, and contributes as much to melting the glaciers of the Himalaya as carbon dioxide. It's also a major component of the household air pollution that causes 4.3 million deaths each year from respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses, and 3 million more from outdoor pollutants such as industrial exhaust. Black carbon threatens to overwhelm Kumik, unless the village can change the way it cooks, heats, farms and lives. In Fire and Ice, Jonathan Mingle weaves a dramatic narrative of one village's inspiring efforts to adapt to a rapidly changing environment, and a scientific detective tale about the impact of fire on every nation. Ranging from the Tibetan Plateau to New York and Washington, D.C., from Delhi and Kathmandu and China to northern California, Fire and Ice is a heroic exploration of our race to change the fate of our planet"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- viii, 450 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- A hearth tale
- The question of Kumik. The curse ; Our dark materials; Water connection, fire connection
- The world, burning. The road to Shangri-La ; The burdens of fire; Water towers falling part The fire brigade. In search of Phunsukh Wangdu ; Now we're cooking with gas! ; The view from Sultan Largo
- Carrying embers
- Isbn
- 9781250029508
- Label
- Fire and ice : soot, solidarity, and survival on the roof of the world
- Title
- Fire and ice
- Title remainder
- soot, solidarity, and survival on the roof of the world
- Statement of responsibility
- Jonathan Mingle
- Subject
-
- Atmospheric carbon dioxide -- Environmental aspects -- India | Kumik
- Biomass stoves -- India | Kumik
- Carbon dioxide mitigation -- India | Kumik
- Air -- Pollution -- India | Kumik
- Kumik (India) -- Climate
- SCIENCE / Environmental Science
- Soot -- Environmental aspects -- India | Kumik
- Himalaya Mountains Region -- Climate
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "A thousand years ago in a Himalayan valley, the village of Kumik was founded. For generations, Kumik villagers survived by learning to cultivate their mountain terrain, drawing from the waters of the glacier and snows above the village. But now the glacier is almost gone, and Kumik is dying. Why? As Fire and Ice reveals, the culprit is black carbon, the most dangerous pollutant in the world and the least understood. Black carbon absorbs more heat per unit of mass in the atmosphere than greenhouse gases, and contributes as much to melting the glaciers of the Himalaya as carbon dioxide. It's also a major component of the household air pollution that causes 4.3 million deaths each year from respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses, and 3 million more from outdoor pollutants such as industrial exhaust. Black carbon threatens to overwhelm Kumik, unless the village can change the way it cooks, heats, farms and lives. In Fire and Ice, Jonathan Mingle weaves a dramatic narrative of one village's inspiring efforts to adapt to a rapidly changing environment, and a scientific detective tale about the impact of fire on every nation. Ranging from the Tibetan Plateau to New York and Washington, D.C., from Delhi and Kathmandu and China to northern California, Fire and Ice is a heroic exploration of our race to change the fate of our planet"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Mingle, Jonathan
- Dewey number
- 363.738
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- TD885.5.C3
- LC item number
- M56 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Carbon dioxide mitigation
- Biomass stoves
- Air
- Atmospheric carbon dioxide
- Soot
- Himalaya Mountains Region
- Kumik (India)
- SCIENCE / Environmental Science
- Label
- Fire and ice : soot, solidarity, and survival on the roof of the world, Jonathan Mingle
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [411]-433) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- A hearth tale -- The question of Kumik. The curse ; Our dark materials; Water connection, fire connection -- The world, burning. The road to Shangri-La ; The burdens of fire; Water towers falling part The fire brigade. In search of Phunsukh Wangdu ; Now we're cooking with gas! ; The view from Sultan Largo -- Carrying embers
- Control code
- 1592122
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- viii, 450 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781250029508
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2014036955
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1592122
- (OCoLC)890971736
- Label
- Fire and ice : soot, solidarity, and survival on the roof of the world, Jonathan Mingle
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [411]-433) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- A hearth tale -- The question of Kumik. The curse ; Our dark materials; Water connection, fire connection -- The world, burning. The road to Shangri-La ; The burdens of fire; Water towers falling part The fire brigade. In search of Phunsukh Wangdu ; Now we're cooking with gas! ; The view from Sultan Largo -- Carrying embers
- Control code
- 1592122
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- viii, 450 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781250029508
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2014036955
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1592122
- (OCoLC)890971736
Subject
- Atmospheric carbon dioxide -- Environmental aspects -- India | Kumik
- Biomass stoves -- India | Kumik
- Carbon dioxide mitigation -- India | Kumik
- Air -- Pollution -- India | Kumik
- Kumik (India) -- Climate
- SCIENCE / Environmental Science
- Soot -- Environmental aspects -- India | Kumik
- Himalaya Mountains Region -- Climate
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