04686nam 2201045 a 450 991078688030332120230803030027.00-520-95480-710.1525/9780520954809(CKB)2670000000358003(EBL)1187187(SSID)ssj0000873207(PQKBManifestationID)12438582(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000873207(PQKBWorkID)10865467(PQKB)10749054(OCoLC)843881771(MiAaPQ)EBC1187187(DE-B1597)520277(DE-B1597)9780520954809(Au-PeEL)EBL1187187(CaPaEBR)ebr10699916(CaONFJC)MIL490028(EXLCZ)99267000000035800320150303d2013 uy 0engurnn#---|u||utxtccrThe West without water[electronic resource] what past floods, droughts, and other climatic clues tell us about tomorrow /B. Lynn Ingram and Frances Malamud-RoamBerkeley, Calif. University of California Pressc20131 online resource (278 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-28600-6 0-520-26855-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Illustrations --Foreword --Preface --Acknowledgments --Introduction --Part One. Floods and Droughts in Living Memory --Part Two. A Climate History of the American West --Part Three. A Growing Water Crisis --Bibliography --IndexThe West without Water 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. Looking at the region's current water crisis from the perspective of its climate history, the authors ask the central question of what is "normal" climate for the West, and whether the relatively benign climate of the past century will continue into the future. The West without Water merges climate and paleoclimate research from a wide variety of sources as it introduces readers to key discoveries in cracking the secrets of the region's climatic past. It demonstrates that extended droughts and catastrophic floods have plagued the West with regularity over the past two millennia and recounts the most disastrous flood in the history of California and the West, which occurred in 1861-62. The authors show that, while the West may have temporarily buffered itself from such harsh climatic swings by creating artificial environments and human landscapes, our modern civilization may be ill-prepared for the future climate changes that are predicted to beset the region. They warn that it is time to face the realities of the past and prepare for a future in which fresh water may be less reliable.Climatic changesWest (U.S.)ForecastingClimatic changesEnvironmental aspectsWest (U.S.)HydrologyWest (U.S.)artificial environments.benign climate.california.climate change science.climate change.climate.climatology.earth sciences.ecology.engaging.environment and ecology.environment.environmental reads in 2020.experiments.extended droughts.flood.fresh water.geology.history of the west.history.human landscapes.nature.phenomenon.planetary science.popular science.retrospective.science biology.scientists.social issues.tumultuous climate.united states.us western history.water.weather.western region.Climatic changesForecasting.Climatic changesEnvironmental aspectsHydrology551.6978Ingram B. Lynn1961-1568092Malamud-Roam Frances1961-1568093MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786880303321The West without water3839980UNINA