Dead Pool :: Lake Powell, Global Warming, and the Future of Water in the West /
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 pr...
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| Zusammenfassung: | 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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| contents | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- PART ONE. River of Surprise -- ONE. The Dam Is Not Going to Break -- TWO. Playing Dice with Nature -- PART TWO. River of Empire -- THREE. Appointment in Samarra -- FOUR. One Simple Fact -- FIVE. The Reality of Empire -- SIX. This Vast Plain of Opulent Soil -- SEVEN. Lonely Lands Made Fruitful -- PART THREE. River of Controversy -- EIGHT. Natural Menace Becomes National Resource -- NINE. Shall We Let Them Ruin Our National Parks? -- TEN. We Want to Be Dammed -- ELEVEN. To Have a Deep Blue Lake -- TWELVE. The Biggest Boondoggle -- PART FOUR. River of Limits -- THIRTEEN. Time Machines -- FOURTEEN. A New Climatology -- FIFTEEN. Rainmakers -- SIXTEEN. Let People in the Future Worry about It -- SEVENTEEN. A Hundred Green Lagoons -- PART FIVE. River of Tomorrow -- EIGHTEEN. River of Law -- NINETEEN. The West against Itself -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- NOTES -- INDEX |
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| spelling | Powell, James Lawrence, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Dead Pool : Lake Powell, Global Warming, and the Future of Water in the West / James Lawrence Powell. Reprint 2020. Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2020] ©2008 1 online resource (425 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- PART ONE. River of Surprise -- ONE. The Dam Is Not Going to Break -- TWO. Playing Dice with Nature -- PART TWO. River of Empire -- THREE. Appointment in Samarra -- FOUR. One Simple Fact -- FIVE. The Reality of Empire -- SIX. This Vast Plain of Opulent Soil -- SEVEN. Lonely Lands Made Fruitful -- PART THREE. River of Controversy -- EIGHT. Natural Menace Becomes National Resource -- NINE. Shall We Let Them Ruin Our National Parks? -- TEN. We Want to Be Dammed -- ELEVEN. To Have a Deep Blue Lake -- TWELVE. The Biggest Boondoggle -- PART FOUR. River of Limits -- THIRTEEN. Time Machines -- FOURTEEN. A New Climatology -- FIFTEEN. Rainmakers -- SIXTEEN. Let People in the Future Worry about It -- SEVENTEEN. A Hundred Green Lagoons -- PART FIVE. River of Tomorrow -- EIGHTEEN. River of Law -- NINETEEN. The West against Itself -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- NOTES -- INDEX In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Apr 2021). 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. Global warming West (U.S.) Water-supply West (U.S.) Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85028687 Glen Canyon Dam (Ariz.) History. Powell, Lake (Utah and Ariz.) History. Colorado (Col.-Mexique : Fleuve) Glen Canyon Dam (Ariz.) Histoire. Powell, Lac (Utah et Ariz.) Histoire. NON-CLASSIFIABLE. bisacsh NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection bisacsh Global warming fast Water-supply fast Arizona Glen Canyon Dam fast North America Colorado River fast United States Lake Powell fast West United States fast History fast has work: Dead pool (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGV6DDKpYJFwkYv36PK3Km https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: 9780520268029 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=3720057 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Powell, James Lawrence Dead Pool : Lake Powell, Global Warming, and the Future of Water in the West / Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- PART ONE. River of Surprise -- ONE. The Dam Is Not Going to Break -- TWO. Playing Dice with Nature -- PART TWO. River of Empire -- THREE. Appointment in Samarra -- FOUR. One Simple Fact -- FIVE. The Reality of Empire -- SIX. This Vast Plain of Opulent Soil -- SEVEN. Lonely Lands Made Fruitful -- PART THREE. River of Controversy -- EIGHT. Natural Menace Becomes National Resource -- NINE. Shall We Let Them Ruin Our National Parks? -- TEN. We Want to Be Dammed -- ELEVEN. To Have a Deep Blue Lake -- TWELVE. The Biggest Boondoggle -- PART FOUR. River of Limits -- THIRTEEN. Time Machines -- FOURTEEN. A New Climatology -- FIFTEEN. Rainmakers -- SIXTEEN. Let People in the Future Worry about It -- SEVENTEEN. A Hundred Green Lagoons -- PART FIVE. River of Tomorrow -- EIGHTEEN. River of Law -- NINETEEN. The West against Itself -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- NOTES -- INDEX Global warming West (U.S.) Water-supply West (U.S.) NON-CLASSIFIABLE. bisacsh NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection bisacsh Global warming fast Water-supply fast |
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| title | Dead Pool : Lake Powell, Global Warming, and the Future of Water in the West / |
| title_alt | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- PART ONE. River of Surprise -- ONE. The Dam Is Not Going to Break -- TWO. Playing Dice with Nature -- PART TWO. River of Empire -- THREE. Appointment in Samarra -- FOUR. One Simple Fact -- FIVE. The Reality of Empire -- SIX. This Vast Plain of Opulent Soil -- SEVEN. Lonely Lands Made Fruitful -- PART THREE. River of Controversy -- EIGHT. Natural Menace Becomes National Resource -- NINE. Shall We Let Them Ruin Our National Parks? -- TEN. We Want to Be Dammed -- ELEVEN. To Have a Deep Blue Lake -- TWELVE. The Biggest Boondoggle -- PART FOUR. River of Limits -- THIRTEEN. Time Machines -- FOURTEEN. A New Climatology -- FIFTEEN. Rainmakers -- SIXTEEN. Let People in the Future Worry about It -- SEVENTEEN. A Hundred Green Lagoons -- PART FIVE. River of Tomorrow -- EIGHTEEN. River of Law -- NINETEEN. The West against Itself -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- NOTES -- INDEX |
| title_auth | Dead Pool : Lake Powell, Global Warming, and the Future of Water in the West / |
| title_exact_search | Dead Pool : Lake Powell, Global Warming, and the Future of Water in the West / |
| title_full | Dead Pool : Lake Powell, Global Warming, and the Future of Water in the West / James Lawrence Powell. |
| title_fullStr | Dead Pool : Lake Powell, Global Warming, and the Future of Water in the West / James Lawrence Powell. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dead Pool : Lake Powell, Global Warming, and the Future of Water in the West / James Lawrence Powell. |
| title_short | Dead Pool : |
| title_sort | dead pool lake powell global warming and the future of water in the west |
| title_sub | Lake Powell, Global Warming, and the Future of Water in the West / |
| topic | Global warming West (U.S.) Water-supply West (U.S.) NON-CLASSIFIABLE. bisacsh NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection bisacsh Global warming fast Water-supply fast |
| topic_facet | Global warming West (U.S.) Water-supply West (U.S.) Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) Glen Canyon Dam (Ariz.) History. Powell, Lake (Utah and Ariz.) History. Colorado (Col.-Mexique : Fleuve) Glen Canyon Dam (Ariz.) Histoire. Powell, Lac (Utah et Ariz.) Histoire. NON-CLASSIFIABLE. NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection Global warming Water-supply Arizona Glen Canyon Dam North America Colorado River United States Lake Powell West United States History |
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