Dead pool Lake Powell, global warming, and the future of water in the west /
| Main Author: | Powell, James Lawrence, 1936- |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Berkeley :
University of California Press,
2008.
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| Physical Description: |
x, 283 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
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| Online Access: |
Table of contents only |
| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-271) and index. Part 1. River of surprise : The dam is not going to break -- Playing dice with nature -- Part 2. River of empire : Appointment in Samarra -- One simple fact -- The reality of empire -- This vast plain of opulent soil -- Lonely lands made fruitful -- Part 3. River of controversy : Natural menace becomes national resource -- Shall we let them ruin our national parks? -- We want to be dammed -- To have a deep blue lake -- The biggest boondoggle -- Part 4. River of limits : Time machines -- A new climatology -- Rainmakers -- Let people in the future worry about it -- A hundred green lagoons -- Part 5. River of tomorrow : River of law -- The west against itself. |
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| Physical Description: |
x, 283 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-271) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780520254770 0520254775 |