Future arctic : field notes from a world on the edge / Edward Struzik.

Eight-foot-long beavers, scimitar cats, and woolly mammoths: What the past tells us about the future Arctic -- Oil and ice -- The Arctic Ocean: A sleeping giant wakes up -- Stormy Arctic: the new normal -- The Arctic melting pot -- Lords of the Arctic no more -- Caribou at the crossroads -- Paradise lost -- Drill, baby, drill -- The need for an Arctic treaty -- Conclusion.

[Struzik's] travel companions, from wildlife scientists to military strategists to indigenous peoples, share diverse insights into the science, culture and geopolitical tensions of this captivating place. With their help, Struzik begins piecing together an environmental puzzle: How might the land's most iconic species-caribou, polar bears, narwhal-survive? Where will migrating birds flock to? How will ocean currents shift? And what fundamental changes will oil and gas exploration have on economies and ecosystems? How will vast unclaimed regions of the Arctic be divided? A unique combination of extensive on-the-ground research, compelling storytelling, and policy analysis, Future Arctic offers a new look at the changes occurring in this remote, mysterious region and their far-reaching effects.