Investigates the impact of climate change on the polar bears, caribou, permafrost, ice cap, and people who live in Earth's Arctic zone, and looks at efforts to combat the problem.
Color photographs and text provide an introduction to polar life, examining weather conditions, native plants and animals, and Arctic peoples; discussing the danger of exploitation; and including an Inuit tale about the source of light.
White House intelligence analyst Rachel Sexton is thrust into a life-or-death situation when she travels to the Arctic to investigate the discovery of a rare meteorite that might prove the existence of extraterrestrial life, and finds instead evidence of scientific trickery.
A professional photographer visits Ellesmere Island near the North Pole and observes the behavior of a pack of Arctic wolves, focusing on a timid male that becomes the pack's babysitter.
Text and photographs present the plant and animal life encountered on a journey across the Canadian Arctic and introduce some of the permanent inhabitants and scientists who work there.
