Dry spring : the coming water crisis of North America /
Wood, Chris, -1953
Dry spring : the coming water crisis of North America / Chris Wood. - Vancouver : Raincoast Books, c2008. - 383 p. 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-336) and index.
a Las Vegas water cop who monitors excessive lawn watering a Mexican fisherman on the now-dry Colorado River Delta, which has been reduced to desert because of upstream usage by the American West a New Brunswick couple fleeing their coastal house because of the encroaching ocean and more. Wood also shows how practical solutions like xeriscaping, water "recycling," and run-off containment can preserve water for future generations."www.shelfari.com" Between global warming and ever-increasing consumption, the world is fast running out of water. And while water's scarcity will challenge the success of North America's fastest-growing regions, other areas of the continent will experience dramatic flooding. Dry Spring looks at how the coming water crisis will devastate communities unless urgent action is taken. In many areas, the damage has already begun. Author Chris Wood relates compelling stories of people all over the continent coping with new conditions: Okanagan orchardists facing an uncertain future
9781551928142
Climatic changes.
Water conservation.
Water quality.
Water-supply.
TD 222 / .W850 2008
Dry spring : the coming water crisis of North America / Chris Wood. - Vancouver : Raincoast Books, c2008. - 383 p. 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-336) and index.
a Las Vegas water cop who monitors excessive lawn watering a Mexican fisherman on the now-dry Colorado River Delta, which has been reduced to desert because of upstream usage by the American West a New Brunswick couple fleeing their coastal house because of the encroaching ocean and more. Wood also shows how practical solutions like xeriscaping, water "recycling," and run-off containment can preserve water for future generations."www.shelfari.com" Between global warming and ever-increasing consumption, the world is fast running out of water. And while water's scarcity will challenge the success of North America's fastest-growing regions, other areas of the continent will experience dramatic flooding. Dry Spring looks at how the coming water crisis will devastate communities unless urgent action is taken. In many areas, the damage has already begun. Author Chris Wood relates compelling stories of people all over the continent coping with new conditions: Okanagan orchardists facing an uncertain future
9781551928142
Climatic changes.
Water conservation.
Water quality.
Water-supply.
TD 222 / .W850 2008
