{"product_id":"dead-pool-lake-powell-global-warming-and-the-future-of-water-in-the-west-paperback","title":"Dead Pool: Lake Powell, Global Warming, and the Future of Water in the West - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Lawrence Powell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere 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. \u003ci\u003eDead Pool, \u003c\/i\u003efeaturing 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDead Pool \u003c\/i\u003eis the best book I know about the current state of the Colorado River and the policy issues facing it.--Donald Worster, author of \u003ci\u003eRivers of Empire \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDead Pool \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a powerful epitaph to the era of big dams. Carefully researched and cogently argued, it shows how the self-serving promoters of the Colorado River's dams have consistently ignored natural limits imposed by water supply, silt, and salt, creating a long-term crisis that may make ghost towns out of many of the overpopulated cities of the American West.--Jacques Leslie, author of \u003ci\u003eDeep Water: The Epic Struggle Over Dams, Displaced People, and the Environment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDead Pool \u003c\/i\u003eis the best book I know about the current state of the Colorado River and the policy issues facing it.--Donald Worster, author of \u003ci\u003eRivers of Empire \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eDead Pool \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a powerful epitaph to the era of big dams. Carefully researched and cogently argued, it shows how the self-serving promoters of the Colorado River's dams have consistently ignored natural limits imposed by water supply, silt, and salt, creating a long-term crisis that may make ghost towns out of many of the overpopulated cities of the American West.\"--Jacques Leslie, author of \u003ci\u003eDeep Water: The Epic Struggle Over Dams, Displaced People, and the Environment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Lawrence Powell, \u003c\/b\u003eExecutive Director of the National Physical Science Consortium at the University of Southern California, is author of \u003ci\u003eGrand Canyon: Solving Earth's Grandest Puzzle, \u003c\/i\u003eamong other books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 8.97 x 5.99 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 22, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45424784932966,"sku":"9780520268029","price":53.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/b3ZnNFpsaHM1MHZzNUMvZ3pkbnBsdz09.webp?v=1775609436","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/dead-pool-lake-powell-global-warming-and-the-future-of-water-in-the-west-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}