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California natural history guides volume 76
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
xv, 261 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 20 cm.
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Pub. Date
[2020]
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"Water. The single most necessary element to sustain life. Brockovich warns that America's water crisis isn't looming on the horizon--it's already here. Superman Isn't Coming makes clear that the most precious resource on planet Earth is alarmingly polluted by toxins, hazardous waste, lead, fracking chemicals, and more. In the 20 years since her eponymous film, Brockovich has kept up the fight for clean water one town at a time. She receives thousands...
Series
Publisher
Cinema Libre Studio
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 DVD (55 min.)
Description
Documents serious water issues the world and all of humanity are facing. Includes: the devastating floods and droughts in Bangladesh, the sea overtaking the dams in Holland, the Tsunami in southeast Asia, and the massive hurricane that destroyed the city of New Orleans. Can the global community work together to deal with impeding calamities and perhaps avert a world catastrophe before it is too late?
Publisher
Docuramafilms
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Explores water quality and shortages around the world and how activists are seeking solutions to the growing problems that humans face with water. It's very possible that in the near future, there won't be enough water to sustain life on our planet. This film sheds light on the vital role water plays in our lives, exposes the defects in the current system, and shows communities already struggling with its ill effects.
Author
Publisher
Ecco
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xviii, 315 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm
Description
Documents the story of William Mulholland's Los Angeles aqueduct, the largest public water project ever built, describing how it transformed a small desert city into a modern metropolis.
8) Ashgrove
Pub. Date
2022
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When a troubled couple escape to their rural farmhouse for a weekend of reconnection, they realize that their ability to save their marriage will literally determine the fate of humankind itself.
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The global water crisis is upon us. 1 in 3 people do not have access to safe drinking water; nearly 1 million people die each year as a result. Even in places with adequate freshwater, pollution and poor infrastructure have left residents without basic water security. Luckily, there is a solution to this crisis where we least expect it. Icebergs -- frozen mountains of freshwater -- are more than a symbol of climate change. In his spellbinding Chasing...
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"From the founders of nonprofits Water.org & WaterEquity Gary White and Matt Damon, the incredible true story of two unlikely allies on a mission to end the global water crisis for good When Oscar-winning actor Matt Damon visited rural Zambia in 2006, thelast thing he expected was to become a life-long champion for the battle to end the global water and sanitation crisis. He quickly realized that to make a real impact, he'd need additional expertise....
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Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 23 cm.
Description
Many of us take the water that comes out of our faucets for granted. But have you ever wondered how water makes it to your house in the first place? Sometimes it travels for hundreds of miles, thanks to aqueducts. This volume takes readers on a journey to the ancient world to see how people created aqueducts to serve burgeoning civilizations. Readers will also discover that todays aqueducts are technological marvels crafted by scientists, engineers,...
Author
Series
Publisher
EarthAware Kids
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
69 pages : color illustrations ; 25 x 30 cm.
Description
"Scientists, engineers, academics, and environmentalists warn that unless water use is drastically reduced, severe water shortage will affect the entire planet by 2040. But what does that mean? Why? What should we do? Are We Running Out of Water? unravelsthe issues and the answers using a visual thinking technique called mind mapping, which makes complicated subjects easy to understand. Beautiful illustrations bring the many issues, concepts, and...
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Series
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Description
Describes the water cycle, following the journey of a raindrop from source to resource, and exploring how water is used in the home and in industry and why it is important to conserve water.
17) Even the rain
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 DVD (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A filmmaker and his producer arrive in Bolivia to make a film about Christopher Columbus' exploitation of the New World as local citizens riot in protest against privatization of the national water works, leaving the film shoot in jeopardy.
Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
60 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Description
An infographic introduction to the essential role water plays in everyday life combines text, photographs, and diagrams that cover such topics as climate change, the symbolism of water in religion, and conservation.
Publisher
Oscilloscope Pictures
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (83 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Builds a case against the growing privatization of the world's dwindling fresh water supply with an unflinching focus on politics, pollution, human rights and the emergence of a domineering world water cartel. Interviews with scientists and activists intelligently reveal the rapidly building crisis... begging the question: Can anyone really own water?"--Container.
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