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"Show-stopping ... This is required reading for anyone interested in seeing science in action." - Publisher's Weekly STARRED Review * "An illuminating portrait of a part of the planet that almost no one ever sees." - James Raffan, author of Ice Walker"With Arctic ice in steep decline ... there is no scientific research more crucial or urgent than the explorations launched by MOSAiC in 2019. In this compelling account, lead scientist Markus Rex shares the personal moments and the planetary stakes of the largest polar expedition in history." - Andrea Pitzer, author of IceboundThe Arctic is the epicenter of climate change, warming twice as quickly as the rest of the planet and driving increasing weather extremes across the northern hemisphere.