<b><i>Adventurer turned environmentalist Robert Swan illuminates the perils facing the planet come 2041</i></b>&#8212;<b><i>the year when the international treaty protecting Antarctica is up for review</i></b>&#8212;<b><i>and the many steps that can be taken to avoid environmental calamity.<br><br></i></b>In 1985, when Robert Swan walked across Antarctica, the fragile polar environment was not high in his mind. But upon his return, the earth&#8217;s perilous state became personal: Robert&#8217;s ice-blue eyes were singed a pale gray, a result of being exposed to the sun&#8217;s rays passing unfiltered through the depleted ozone layer. At this moment, his commitment to preserving the environment was born, and in <i>Antarctica 2041</i> Swan details his journey to awareness, and his firm belief that humans can reverse the harm done to the planet thus far, and secure its future for generations to come.<br><br>Despite the dire warnings Swan raises in <i>Antarctica 2041</i>&#8212;exponentially high greenhouse-gas levels; rising seas; massive species extinction&#8212;he says there is much we can do to avert looming disaster. Ultimately an upbeat call to action, his book provides the information people need to understand the world&#8217;s crisis, and the tools they need to combat it, ultimately showing us all that saving Antarctica amounts to saving ourselves.<br><br><br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>