The fate of Antarctica foretells the fate of the earth. For more than fifty years research scientists have studied the frozen continent and its threatened and endangered creatures, including the chinstrap penguins, humpback whales and the albatross. This stark yet fragile icy realm may sound our last warning before the impending destruction of the environment. Sebastian Copeland, an award-winning photographer and environmental activist, witnessed the accelerated devastation of the Antarctic ice shelf while aboard a research vessel on behalf of Global Green. He uncovered both the awesome beauty of this mysterious continent and the alarming warnings made visible through his lens. Here he shares images of not only otherworldly glaciers, fields and fjords, but also clear signs of the massive inroads that climate change has made upon this magnificent continent. Antarctica features Copeland's presentation of scientific data and personal insights about climate change including how and why the polar regions, both North and South, continue to melt at an increasingly rapid pace. Commentary from Stephen Schneider, a Stanford professor and global warming expert, and Zac Goldsmith, The Ecologist magazine editor, Mikhail Gorbachev and Leonardo DiCaprio add their visions for the challenging dilemma we face.

Other contributors include Will Steger and David De Rothschild, a National Geographic "Emerging Explorer".