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A great aridness : climate change and the future of the American Southwest /

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With its soaring azure sky and stark landscapes, the American Southwest is one of the most hauntingly beautiful regions on earth. Yet staggering population growth, combined with the intensifying effects of climate change, is driving the oasis-based society close to the brink of catastrophe. In '...

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Main Author: DeBuys, William, 1949- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Subjects:
Climatic changes > Southwest, New.
Water-supply > Effect of global warming on > Southwest, New.
Droughts > Southwest, New.
Southwest, New > Environmental conditions.
Climat > Changements > États-Unis (Nouveau Sud-Ouest)
Sécheresses > États-Unis (Nouveau Sud-Ouest)
États-Unis (Nouveau Sud-Ouest) > Conditions environnementales.
Climatic changes
Droughts
Ecology
Water-supply > Effect of global warming on
New Southwest
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:With its soaring azure sky and stark landscapes, the American Southwest is one of the most hauntingly beautiful regions on earth. Yet staggering population growth, combined with the intensifying effects of climate change, is driving the oasis-based society close to the brink of catastrophe. In 'A Great Aridness', William DeBuys paints a compelling picture of what the Southwest might look like when the heat turns up and the water runs out.
Item Description:Previously issued in print: 2011.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 369 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white).
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780197563144 (ebook)
0197563147 (ebook)