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008    140917s2015    nyuaf    b    001 0 eng   
010      2014036955 
020    9781250029508|q(hardcover) :|c$29.99 
020    1250029503|q(hardcover) 
035    (OCoLC)890971736 
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050 00 TD885.5.C3|bM56 2015 
082 00 363.738|223 
084    SCI026000|2bisacsh 
100 1  Mingle, Jonathan. 
245 10 Fire and ice :|bsoot, solidarity, and survival on the roof
       of the world /|cJonathan Mingle. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York, NY :|bSt. Martin's Press,|c2015. 
300    viii, 450 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :|bcolor 
       illustrations ;|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages [411]-433) and 
       index. 
505 8  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 -- The fire brigade. In search 
       of Phunsukh Wangdu ; Now we're cooking with gas! ; The 
       view from Sultan Largo -- Carrying embers. 
520    "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"-
       -|cProvided by publisher. 
650  0 Carbon dioxide mitigation|zIndia|zKumik. 
650  0 Biomass stoves|zIndia|zKumik. 
650  0 Air|xPollution|zIndia|zKumik. 
650  0 Atmospheric carbon dioxide|xEnvironmental aspects|zIndia
       |zKumik. 
650  0 Soot|xEnvironmental aspects|zIndia|zKumik. 
650  7 SCIENCE / Environmental Science.|2bisacsh 
651  0 Himalaya Mountains Region|xClimate. 
651  0 Kumik (India)|xClimate. 
994    02|bWHP