Water Wars: Is the World's Water Running Out?
- ISBN-10
- 1842120344
- ISBN-13
- 9781842120347
- Series
- Water Wars
- Category
- Water-supply
- Pages
- 413
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Author
- Marq De Villiers
Description
Water is as vital as air but it can no longer be taken for granted. More than one billion people currently live in conditions of extreme water stress. Why are deserts spreading? What effects will climate change have on rainfall and water tables? How is pollution affecting the global water supply?
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- 2016-07-26
- 192 pages
- Paperback
- North Atlantic Books
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- 2003-06-03
- 320 pages
- Paperback
- Penguin
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