The ripple effect : the fate of fresh water in the twenty-first century / Alex Prud'homme.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Scribner, 2011Edition: 1st Scribner hardcover edDescription: 435 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 9781416535454 (hbk.); 1416535454 (hbk.); 9781439168493 (ebk.); 1439168490 (ebk.)Subject(s): Water-supply -- Forecasting | Fresh water | Water -- PollutionDDC classification: 333.91 LOC classification: TD345 | .P77 2011Online resources: Cover imageCurrent library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Martha's Vineyard High School Library | 333.91/PRUD'HOMME (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844500002239 |
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Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Under pressure -- Quality: what is in our water? -- Drought: a creeping disaster -- Flood: come hell or high water -- Water in the twenty-first century: conflict and innovation -- The ripple effect -- "Water!"
This work of investigative journalism shows how fresh water is the pressing global issue of the twenty-first century.
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