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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Univ of California Pr
Publication date
February 12, 2015
Pages
256
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780520286009
ISBN-10
0520286006
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.75 by 8.75 in.
Weight
1 lbs.
Original list price
$24.95
Other format details
university press
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
The West without Water documents the tumultuous climate of the American West over twenty millennia, with tales of past droughts and deluges and predictions about the impacts of future climate change on water resources. Looking at the regionâs current water crisis from the perspective of its climate history, the authors ask the central question of what is Ânormalâ climate for the West, and whether the relatively benign climate of the past century will continue into the future.
The West without Water merges climate and paleoclimate research from a wide variety of sources as it introduces readers to key discoveries in cracking the secrets of the regionâs climatic past. It demonstrates that extended droughts and catastrophic floods have plagued the West with regularity over the past two millennia and recounts the most disastrous flood in the history of California and the West, which occurred in 1861Â62. The authors show that, while the West may have temporarily buffered itself from such harsh climatic swings by creating artificial environments and human landscapes, our modern civilization may be ill-prepared for the future climate changes that are predicted to beset the region. They warn that it is time to face the realities of the past and prepare for a future in which fresh water may be less reliable.
The West without Water merges climate and paleoclimate research from a wide variety of sources as it introduces readers to key discoveries in cracking the secrets of the regionâs climatic past. It demonstrates that extended droughts and catastrophic floods have plagued the West with regularity over the past two millennia and recounts the most disastrous flood in the history of California and the West, which occurred in 1861Â62. The authors show that, while the West may have temporarily buffered itself from such harsh climatic swings by creating artificial environments and human landscapes, our modern civilization may be ill-prepared for the future climate changes that are predicted to beset the region. They warn that it is time to face the realities of the past and prepare for a future in which fresh water may be less reliable.
Editions
Hardcover
With Sandra L. Postel (other contributor), Lynn Ingram |
from Univ of California Pr (August 1, 2013)
9780520268555 | details & prices | 256 pages | 6.25 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.30 lbs | List price $45.00
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
With B. Lynn Ingram, Sandra L. Postel (other contributor) |
from Univ of California Pr (February 12, 2015)
9780520286009 | details & prices | 256 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 0.75 in. | 1.01 lbs | List price $24.95
About: The West without Water documents the tumultuous climate of the American West over twenty millennia, with tales of past droughts and deluges and predictions about the impacts of future climate change on water resources.
About: The West without Water documents the tumultuous climate of the American West over twenty millennia, with tales of past droughts and deluges and predictions about the impacts of future climate change on water resources.
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