West without water, the: what past floods, droughts, and other climatic clues tell us about tomorrow
Auteur :
Ingram, B. Lynn / Malamud-Roam, Frances
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520286009
Date de publication :
12 févr. 2015
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
454 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Documents the tumultuous climate of the American West over twenty millennia, with tales of past droughts and deluges and predictions about the impacts of future climate change on water resources. This book demonstrates the extended droughts and catastrophic floods that have plagued the West with regularity over the past two millennia.