Vanishing Ice

Vivien Gornitz is a geologist and special research scientist with the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and Columbia University Center for Climate Systems Research, and has served as an adjunct professor at Barnard.

She earned her Ph.D. from Columbia University in Geology/Mineralogy/Geochemistry and her B.A. from Barnard College in Chemistry.Vivien Gornitz is a geologist and former special research scientist with the Columbia University Center for Climate Systems Research and the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies. Her books include Rising Seas: Past, Present, Future (Columbia, 2013).

Marco Tedesco, Lamont Research Professor, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory:
Vanishing Ice brings readers to the cryosphere and its ongoing changes in a nuanced and informative fashion. Scientists as well as students and curious people alike will benefit from this fascinating book.

Michael Oppenheimer, Albert G. Milbank Professor of Geosciences and International Affairs, Princeton University:
Vanishing Ice is an informative, engaging introduction to sea level rise and the total remake of the icy parts of our world already underway due to climate change. Few books about scientific topics are as accessible to novices and as informative to experts.

Suzanne B. O'Connell, Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan University:
Anyone who wants a better understanding of the different parts of the cryosphere, the consequences of melting ice, and this aspect of climate change will find this book an invaluable resource.