Table of Contents
Introduction 7
1 The Melting of Glaciers Cannot Be Reversed Tim Appenzeller 10
2 Glaciers Are Growing, Not Melting Robert Felix 22
3 Third-World Stove Soot Is Target in Climate Fight Elisabeth Rosenthal 30
4 The Melting of Arctic Ice Cannot Be Reversed Fen Montaigne 36
5 The Media Exaggerates the Extent of Ice Melt in the Arctic Ben Pile 43
6 Ice Sheets Are Melting at an Increasing Rate Irene Quaile 52
7 The Melting of Glaciers Cannot Be Reversed with Global Warming Bharat Raj Singh Onkar Singh 56
8 Ice Sheets Are Not Collapsing Cliff Ollier 64
9 Antarctica Is Melting Erik Conway 71
10 Antarctica Is Not Melting Marc Sheppard 76
11 Global Warming: Impact of Receding Snow and Ice Surprises Scientists Pete Spotts 82
12 Permafrost Is Melting Ben Cubby 86
13 Permafrost Warming Is Widely Misunderstood Guido Grosse 93
Organizations to Contact 97
Bibliography 104
Index 108
