Water Planet

Catalog description

Overview of the processes that control water supply to natural ecosystems and human civilizations. Part I introduces the basic science that helps us understand the water planet, including the hydrologic cycle, glaciers and ice; rivers, oceans and natural hazards associated with water such as flooding, landsliding and tsunamis. Part II covers some of the management and resource allocation topics that face humanity today, including droughts, groundwater contamination, impacts on fisheries, conflicts over water, patterns of water use and effects of global climate change on future water supplies. Uses water issues facing Arizona and California as examples.