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Author:

Powell, James Lawrence, 1936-

Title:

Dead pool : Lake Powell, global warming, and the future of water in the west / James Lawrence Powell.

Publisher:

University of California Press,

Copyright Date:

2008

Description:

x, 283 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Global warming--West (U.S.)
Water-supply--West (U.S.)
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Glen Canyon Dam (Ariz.)--History.
Powell, Lake (Utah and Ariz.)--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-271) and index.

Contents:

Part 1. River of surprise : The dam is not going to break -- Playing dice with nature -- Part 2. River of empire : Appointment in Samarra -- One simple fact -- The reality of empire -- This vast plain of opulent soil -- Lonely lands made fruitful -- Part 3. River of controversy : Natural menace becomes national resource -- Shall we let them ruin our national parks? -- We want to be dammed -- To have a deep blue lake -- The biggest boondoggle -- Part 4. River of limits : Time machines -- A new climatology -- Rainmakers -- Let people in the future worry about it -- A hundred green lagoons -- Part 5. River of tomorrow : River of law -- The west against itself.

ISBN:

0520254775 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780520254770 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)221962034

LCCN:

2008015854

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

BGPE251 -- Perry Public Library (Perry)