Oneman’s“curiouslythrillingjoyride“oftravelogue,history,andclimatology,acrossaplanetonthebrinkofcataclysmictransformation(DonovanHohn).Astheplanetwarms,winterisshrinking.Inthelastfiftyyears,theNorthernHemispherelostamillionsquaremilesofspringsnowpackandintheUSalone,snowcoverhasbeenreducedby15-30%.Onaverage,winterhasshrunkbyamonthinmostnorthernlatitudes.Inthisdeeplyresearched,beautifullywritten,andadventure-filledbook,journalistPorterFoxtravelsalongtheedgeoftheNorthernHemisphere’ssnowlinetotrackthescopeofthisdrasticchange,andhowitwillliterallychangeeverything--fromrapidsealevelrise,tofreshwaterscarcityfortwobillionpeople,tomassivegreenhousegasemissionsfromthawingpermafrost,andahalfdozenclimatetippingpointsthatcouldverywellspelltheendofourworld.Thisoriginalresearchisanimatedbyfourharrowingandilluminatingjourneys--eachgroundedbyinterviewswithidiosyncratic,charismaticexpertsintheirrespectivefieldsandFox’sownnarrativeofgrowinguponaremoteislandinNorthernMaine.Timely,atmospheric,andexpertlyinvestigated,TheLastWinterwillshowcaseashockingandunexpectedcasualtyofclimatechange--thatmaywellsetoffitsownunstoppablewarmingcycle.
