Cold Comfort: A Celebration of the Frozen World

A joyful love letter to the cold and an impassioned call for its conservation

Global warming is often discussed as an issue of heat—but the even more pressing issue, as our planetary thermometer continues its slow rise, is one of cold. Cold places are warming at a faster rate than hot places, and this loss of cold will have major consequences for our world as it reshapes ecosystems and infrastructure alike. Cold Comfort is an impassioned argument for the importance of cold that compels reade...