金石堂In Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean, writer, sailor, educator, and marine conservationist Jonathan White takes readers on a journey spanning the globe as he examines the many dimensions of tides, the science behind them, and how they influence the cultures of the people who live by their rhythms. Traveling to the northern reaches of the Arctic to shimmy down a hole in the ice with an Inuit elder to hunt for blue mussels in the dark cavities below; racing the Silver Dragon, a twenty-five-foot tidal bore that crashes up the Qiantang River in China; or shadowing the Mavericks competition in California where surfers paddle into deadly waves sixty feet high, White writes about the history and majesty of our planet’s most remarkable tidal phenomenons.
On the San Blas Islands off the coast of Panama, White explores how this small island archipelago confronts sea level rise. He examines how Venice, Italy, has been making extraordinary preparations for the coming effects of climate change. And he shows how, in this age of drastic global climate shifts, tides offer critical insight into the planet’s future.
With a foreword by Peter Matthiessen, Tides combines lyrical prose, colorful adventure travel narrative, and provocative scientific analysis of this elemental yet mysterious paradox that keeps the earth’s waters in constant motion. Photographs of White’s travels, scientific figures, line drawings, and an eight-page color insert showing tidal changes enhance this engaging and expert tour of the tides.
On the San Blas Islands off the coast of Panama, White explores how this small island archipelago confronts sea level rise. He examines how Venice, Italy, has been making extraordinary preparations for the coming effects of climate change. And he shows how, in this age of drastic global climate shifts, tides offer critical insight into the planet’s future.
With a foreword by Peter Matthiessen, Tides combines lyrical prose, colorful adventure travel narrative, and provocative scientific analysis of this elemental yet mysterious paradox that keeps the earth’s waters in constant motion. Photographs of White’s travels, scientific figures, line drawings, and an eight-page color insert showing tidal changes enhance this engaging and expert tour of the tides.
