Libraries Burning

• Published in: Open Rivers: Rethinking Water, Place & Community
• Main Author: Phyllis Mauch Messenger
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing 2024
• Subjects: anthropology; international; research; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation; G; History of scholarship and learning. The humanities; AZ20-999; Arctic; Climate change; permafrost
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.24926/2471190X.11490; https://doaj.org/article/5b9d880bba904938a87cb889f3d1ca9d

By Phyllis Mauch Messenger. For much of the planet, 2023 was the warmest year on record, and the 12 warmest years have all been documented since 2005.[i] The repercussions of this warming pattern, of undeniable climate change, are both dauntingly real and not yet fully knowable, both immediately problematic and also intensifying over time. The article republished here demonstrates a commitment to action and hope in the face of climate change. In 2019, Phyllis Mauch Messenger detailed the work of several archaeological projects across the Arctic region focusing on salvaging materials long held in permafrost landscapes that are at risk due to warming temperatures.