The Water Problem
Building Water Resilience is the single greatest Challenge in a changing global climate
Most Americans take the availability of water for granted. But the convergence of various factors¿especially climate change¿is placing extraordinary... Viac o knihe
Most Americans take the availability of water for granted. But the convergence of various factors¿especially climate change¿is placing extraordinary... Viac o knihe
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Building Water Resilience is the single greatest Challenge in a changing global climate
Most Americans take the availability of water for granted. But the convergence of various factors¿especially climate change¿is placing extraordinary stresses on this essential resource.
When climate change is coupled with an explosion in human population and the staggering demands placed on water by industry and the high tech sector, it is no longer possible to ignore this precious resource. These factors, along with an aging and crumbling infrastructure, make the urgency of addressing the water issue only too obvious.
While shortages are often associated with California and the Southwest, where drought has led to water restrictions, other parts of the United States are also suffering from current and potential water difficulties that will only be exacerbated by climate change. The Water Problem takes us to Miami, where rising oceans are fouling freshwater reservoirs; to Kansas and Nebraska, where intensive farming is draining age-old aquifers; and to the U.S. Southwest, where growing populations are creating enormous pressures on the already strained Colorado River.
Mulroy and the contributors explore not just the problems, but also what can be done to deal with a very real crisis.
Most Americans take the availability of water for granted. But the convergence of various factors¿especially climate change¿is placing extraordinary stresses on this essential resource.
When climate change is coupled with an explosion in human population and the staggering demands placed on water by industry and the high tech sector, it is no longer possible to ignore this precious resource. These factors, along with an aging and crumbling infrastructure, make the urgency of addressing the water issue only too obvious.
While shortages are often associated with California and the Southwest, where drought has led to water restrictions, other parts of the United States are also suffering from current and potential water difficulties that will only be exacerbated by climate change. The Water Problem takes us to Miami, where rising oceans are fouling freshwater reservoirs; to Kansas and Nebraska, where intensive farming is draining age-old aquifers; and to the U.S. Southwest, where growing populations are creating enormous pressures on the already strained Colorado River.
Mulroy and the contributors explore not just the problems, but also what can be done to deal with a very real crisis.
- Vydavateľstvo: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
- Formát: Paperback
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- ISBN: 9780815727842
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