![]() ![]() Even in the UK our reservoirs empty and there are drought warnings and hose pipe bans each year. Pearce argues that the solution to the growing worldwide water shortage is more efficiency and a new water ethic based on managing the water cycle for maximum social benefit rather than narrow self-interest. When The Rivers Run Dry: What Happens When Our Water Runs Out Paperback 2 April 2007 by Fred Pearce (Author) 10 ratings Paperback 3.48 12 Used from 2.05 The world is running out of water. ![]() With vivid on-the-ground reporting, Pearce deftly weaves together the scientific, economic, and historic dimensions of the water crisis, showing us its complex origins-from waste to wrong-headed engineering projects to high-yield crop varieties that have saved developing countries from starvation but are now emptying their water reserves. From the Indus in Pakistan, to the Yangzte in China and to the Colorado River in the US, not forgetting the Amazon, the Nile. In this visionary book, Fred Pearce takes readers around the world on a tour of the world's rivers to provide our most complete portrait yet of the growing global water crisis and its ramifications for us all. Pearce traveled around the world, visiting more than thirty countries, to research When The Rivers Run Dry, and the report he brings back is, to be honest, pretty depressing but nonetheless very important to know about. Throughout history, rivers have been our foremost source of fresh water for both agriculture and individual consumption, but looming water scarcity threatens to cut global food production and cause conflict and unrest. A new edition of the veteran science writer's groundbreaking work on the world's water crisis, featuring all-new reporting from the most recent global flashpoints ![]()
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