Not a drop to drink [electronic resource] : water for a thirsty world /
Burgan, Michael.
Not a drop to drink water for a thirsty world / [electronic resource] : Michael Burgan ; consultant Peter H. Gleick. - Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2008. - 1 online resource (64 p.) : ill., maps. - National Geographic investigates . - National Geographic investigates. .
OSLIS\Gale Nat Geo eBooks(2/2/23).
Includes bibliographical references (p. 60) and index.
Joint effort -- Great Lakes, huge stakes -- New water worries -- "Strangling" water -- Earth's last undiscovered region -- New AUV on the block -- Preserving food supply -- Underwater workhorses -- Meet a volcanologist -- What lies ahead.
Water is one of Earths hot environmental topics. The scarcity of clean drinking water will have dramatic consequences for humanity in the 21st century: water disputes could spark regional conflict, while increased desertification and drought could affect world food supplies and the future of farming. Not a Drop to Drink conveys a clear message to young readers about this precious commodity and our urgent need to conserve it.
9781426303609 1426303602 9781426302671 1426302673
Water-supply--Juvenile literature.
Water-supply--International cooperation--Juvenile literature.
Climatic changes--Juvenile literature.
Hydrologic cycle.
Water conservation.
Water supply--International cooperation.
Water supply.
Climatic changes.
Electronic books- OSLIS.
Electronic books.
TD348 / .B874 2008eb
333.91
Not a drop to drink water for a thirsty world / [electronic resource] : Michael Burgan ; consultant Peter H. Gleick. - Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2008. - 1 online resource (64 p.) : ill., maps. - National Geographic investigates . - National Geographic investigates. .
OSLIS\Gale Nat Geo eBooks(2/2/23).
Includes bibliographical references (p. 60) and index.
Joint effort -- Great Lakes, huge stakes -- New water worries -- "Strangling" water -- Earth's last undiscovered region -- New AUV on the block -- Preserving food supply -- Underwater workhorses -- Meet a volcanologist -- What lies ahead.
Water is one of Earths hot environmental topics. The scarcity of clean drinking water will have dramatic consequences for humanity in the 21st century: water disputes could spark regional conflict, while increased desertification and drought could affect world food supplies and the future of farming. Not a Drop to Drink conveys a clear message to young readers about this precious commodity and our urgent need to conserve it.
9781426303609 1426303602 9781426302671 1426302673
Water-supply--Juvenile literature.
Water-supply--International cooperation--Juvenile literature.
Climatic changes--Juvenile literature.
Hydrologic cycle.
Water conservation.
Water supply--International cooperation.
Water supply.
Climatic changes.
Electronic books- OSLIS.
Electronic books.
TD348 / .B874 2008eb
333.91