Into the Thaw: Witnessing Wonder amid the Arctic Climate Crisis (hardcover, published by Patagonia)

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Clothing Size Conversion Chart
Category	US	EU	UK	Chest (in)	Waist (in)	Hips (in)
Men	XS	44	34	32-34	26-28	33-35
	S	46	36	34-36	28-30	35-37
	M	48	38	38-40	32-34	39-41
	L	50	40	42-44	36-38	43-45
	XL	52	42	46-48	40-42	47-49
Women	XS	32	6	31-32	24-25	33-34
	S	34	8	33-34	26-27	35-36
	M	36	10	35-36	28-29	37-38
	L	38-40	12-14	37-39	30-32	39-41
	XL	42	16	40-42	33-35	42-44
Youth	XS	128	7	26-28	23-24	26-28
	S	134	8	28-30	24-25	28-30
	M	140	10	30-32	25-26	30-32
	L	146	12	32-34	26-27	32-34
	XL	152	14	34-36	27-28	34-36

Pants Size Conversion Chart
Category	US	EU	UK	Waist (in)	Hip (in)	Inseam (in)
Men	28	44	28	28	34	30
	30	46	30	30	36	31
	32	48	32	32	38	32
	34	50	34	34	40	33
	36	52	36	36	42	34
Women	0	32	4	24	34	30
	2	34	6	25	35	30
	4	36	8	26	36	31
	6	38	10	27	38	32
	8	40	12	28	40	32

Shoes Size Conversion Chart
Category	US	EU	UK	Foot Length (in)
Men	6	39	5.5	9.25
	7	40	6.5	9.625
	8	41	7.5	10
	9	42	8.5	10.25
	10	43	9.5	10.625
	11	44	10.5	11
	12	45	11.5	11.25
	13	46	12.5	11.625
Women	5	35	2.5	8.5
	6	36	3.5	8.875
	7	37	4.5	9.25
	8	38	5.5	9.625
	9	39	6.5	10
	10	40	7.5	10.25
	11	41	8.5	10.625
	12	42	9.5	11
M (Unisex)	5	37	4.5	8.75
	6	38	5.5	9
	7	39	6.5	9.5
	8	40	7.5	10
	9	41	8.5	10.25
	10	42	9.5	10.625
	11	43	10.5	11
	12	44	11.5	11.25

Description

Forty years ago, park ranger Jon Waterman took his first journey to Alaska’s Noatak River.

Click here to learn more about the effects of climate change on the Arctic with interactive maps from ESRI.

He was astonished by the abundant wildlife and the strange Arctic landscape and its otherworldly light, so he continued on dozens of explorations throughout the north. After a 30-year absence, Waterman returned to the Noatak in 2021 and 2022.

He observed brush grown over the tundra, teardrop-shaped landslides, or thermokarsts, caused by thawing permafrost, and an increasing loss of sea ice. Waterman, a photographer and published author, captures both the villages and the rarely visited landscape, because “it’s high time that we truly understand the Arctic,” he writes, “lest we forget what it once was.” Waterman shows how the Arctic can confer grace on those who pass through and also creates a narrative of hope: He suggests actions we can all take to slow the thaw and preserve what is left of this remarkable, vast frontier.

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