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Dead Pool : Lake Powell, Global Warming, and the Future of Water in the West by James Lawrence Powell (2009, Hardcover)

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Where will the water come from to sustain the great desert cities of Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Phoenix? In a provocative exploration of the past, present, and future of water in the West, James Lawrence Powell begins at Lake Powell, the vast reservoir that has become an emblem of this story. At present, Lake Powell is less than half full. Bathtub rings ten stories tall encircle its blue water; boat ramps and marinas lie stranded and useless. To refill it would require surplus water--but there is no surplus: burgeoning populations and thirsty crops consume every drop of the Colorado River. Add to this picture the looming effects of global warming and drought, and the scenario becomes bleaker still. Dead Pool, featuring rarely seen historical photographs, explains why America built the dam that made Lake Powell and others like it and then allowed its citizens to become dependent on their benefits, which were always temporary. Writing for a wide audience, Powell shows us exactly why an urgent threat during the first half of the twenty-first century will come not from the rising of the seas but from the falling of the reservoirs.

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Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520254775
ISBN-13
9780520254770
eBay Product ID (ePID)
66171768

Product Key Features

Book Title
Dead Pool : Lake Powell, Global Warming, and the Future of Water in the West
Author
James Lawrence Powell
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Environmental Conservation & Protection, Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology, United States / West / Mountain (Az, Co, Id, Mt, NM, Nv, Ut, WY), Global Warming & Climate Change, Natural Resources
Publication Year
2009
Genre
Nature, Travel, Science
Number of Pages
304 Pages

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Item Length
9in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
22.4 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Tc557.C62g54 2008
Reviews
_A suspense thriller, a history . . . and an informed warning. . . . Deserves to be read now, before we make even more mistakes._, "A must read for Colorado River buffs, as well as anyone who wants a glimpse of what lies ahead for water."-- Earth Magazine, "A historically important, well-timed, and memorable addition to the growing library of books about water and the West."-- Wilson Quarterly, "A solid primer on the history of use of Colorado River water and the science of climate change."-- Science (Aaas), A suspense thriller, a history . . . and an informed warning. . . . Deserves to be read now, before we make even more mistakes., A historically important, well-timed, and memorable addition to the growing library of books about water and the West., _A must read for Colorado River buffs, as well as anyone who wants a glimpse of what lies ahead for water._, A must read for Colorado River buffs, as well as anyone who wants a glimpse of what lies ahead for water., "A suspense thriller, a history . . . and an informed warning. . . . Deserves to be read now, before we make even more mistakes."-- High Country News, _A historically important, well-timed, and memorable addition to the growing library of books about water and the West._
Table of Content
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PART ONE RIVER OF SURPRISE 1 / The Dam Is Not Going to Break / 2 / Playing Dice with Nature / PART TWO RIVER OF EMPIRE 3 / Appointment in Samarra / 4 / One Simple Fact / 5 / The Reality of Empire / 6 / This Vast Plain of Opulent Soil / 7 / Lonely Lands Made Fruitful / PART THREE RIVER OF CONTROVERSY 8 / Natural Menace Becomes National Resource / 9 / Shall We Let Them Ruin Our National Parks? / 10 / We Want to Be Dammed / 11 / To Have a Deep Blue Lake / 12 / The Biggest Boondoggle / PART FOUR RIVER OF LIMITS 13 / Time Machines / 14 / A New Climatology / 15 / Rainmakers / 16 / Let People in the Future Worry about It / 17 / A Hundred Green Lagoons / PART FIVE RIVER OF TOMORROW 18 / River of Law / 19 / The West against Itself / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS NOTES INDEX
Copyright Date
2008
Lccn
2008-015854
Dewey Decimal
363.6/10978
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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