IQ2O. Getting Smart About Water(Scientific American ebooks) 2019 torrent

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The current state of our water supply has been called a crisis in slow motion, facing a perfect storm of higher demands from a growing population, changing weather patterns due to climate change and safety threats caused by decaying infrastructure. In this eBook, we explore the ecological effects, the challenges surrounding water demand versus energy use, safety and sustainability issues and potential solutions from cloud seeding to urban planning that accounts for rising floodwaters.
p>The current state of our water supply has been called a crisis in slow motion, facing a perfect storm of higher demands from a growing population, changing weather patterns due to climate change and safety threats caused by decaying infrastructure. In this eBook, we explore the ecological effects, the challenges surrounding water demand versus energy use, safety and sustainability issues and potential solutions from cloud seeding to urban planning that accounts for rising floodwaters.
Introduction
Getting Smart About Water
Our Water Supply
Facing the Freshwater Crisis
Saving the Ogallala Aquifer
The Radical Groundwater Storage Test
Bottoms Up
Summon the Rain
Change of State
Water + Energy
A Puzzle for the Planet
Clean Energy from Filthy Water
Water Safety
The Flourine Detectives
What Really Happened to the Water in Flint, Michigan?
Don’t Drink the Water
Death in the Water
Americaв’s Water Supply: The Corrosion of a Proud Tradition
Sustainability: A Wet Future
Sponge Cities
Desalination Breakthrough: Saving the Sea from Salt