"A broad, comprehensive, and fair-minded look at not only the upheaval in the Arctic, but what should be done about it."
— Mongabay"
"Struzik blends biology and politics with firsthand experience to present a comprehensive...portrait of the future."
— Publishers Weekly
"Provocative…detailed, impeccably reported exploration of how man-made climate change is already reshaping the Arctic…The Arctic’s future isn’t bright, says Struzik, but it is adaptable, if we’re smart. In any case, it is inevitable, and Future Arctic is a must-read for lovers of the far north and climate change realists."
— Outside Online
These 'Field Notes from a World on the Edge' are just that—the reader has access to a field notebook that has traveled hundreds of miles around the Arctic Circle. Struzik’s field stories help to highlight the changes that are occurring and bring to life the facts and figures he shares. Scientist and lay reader alike will find this an interesting and useful primer for understanding the contemporary physical and metaphorical Arctic landscape."
— Natural Areas Journal
"This book is a fascinating collection of firsthand obervations and insights gleaned from decades of travels with scientists across the Arctic....Though many scientific assessments of Arctic change have been produced, none are as readable or engaging as Future Arctic, and that is what makes this book so important."
— Conservation Biology
"In this engaging and powerful book, Ed Struzik draws on firsthand experience and analysis of policy decisions to provide a detailed account of Arctic ecosystems stressed by shifting weather patterns, pollutants and disease. Through Struzik’s compelling insights the reader can begin to draw connections between Arctic environmental change and events occurring elsewhere much further south."
— Erica Dingman, Director, Arctic in Context, World Policy Institute
"An engaging new account of a planet transformed."
— Salon
"...a timely contribution to the global discussion of the Arctic’s value to economics, culture, and the environment."
— CHOICE
"The scope and detail of his diagnosis lend weight to an alarming prognosis."
— BBC Wildlife"
"From a review of the Arctic’s exploration history to an analysis of the many governmental failures there, Struzik makes the case for the Arctic’s unique place in the world and stresses that undeniable change has already occurred, and that coping with change and planning for the future are mandatory...A bracing read."
— Booklist
"Future Arctic is marvelous—as a long-time arctic reseracher, I can honestly say it is the best book that I have seen dealing with the challenges facing the region. A masterful examination of the past, present, and future status of the Arctic, it is also very enjoyable reading, storytelling at its best."
— Vera Alexander, Professor and Dean Emerita, University of Alaska Fairbanks
"Journalist and explorer Edward Struzik cogently analyses the environmental and policy challenges, drawing on research into past extinctions and present disruptions such as tar-sand exploitation, military territorialism and tundra fires. As he ticks off the costs to indigenous peoples, ocean biodiversity, caribou habitat and more, the case for an Arctic treaty and serious conservation efforts becomes ever clearer."
— Nature
"An urgent, passionate defense of ecological conservation and understanding."
— Kirkus
"Struzik succinctly and vigorously covers almost the full scope of Arctic change....Struzik conveys some sharp observations to which scientists and policymakers ought to pay sincere attention."
— BioScience
"Struzik's book is a thoughtful and impassioned argument that we need to respond to a warming world by researching, adapting, and changing what we are able to."
— Pacific Standard
"There is much that can be done to ameliorate each individual problem and Struzik's book demands action, not resignation or anger."
— New Scientist