Although officially as well as popularly called the Ganga in Hindi and in other Indian languages, internationally it is known by its conventional name, the Ganges. Science correspondent Fred Pearce provides our. Ganges River, Hindi Ganga, great river of the plains of the northern Indian subcontinent. Pearce argues that the solution to the growing worldwide water shortage is more efficiency and a new water ethic based on managing the water cycle for maximum social benefit rather than narrow self-interest. By 2025 water scarcity will cut global food production by more than the current U.S. With vivid on-the-ground reporting, Pearce deftly weaves together the scientific, economic, and historic dimensions of the water crisis, showing us its complex origins–from waste to wrong-headed engineering projects to high-yield crop varieties that have saved developing countries from starvation but are now emptying their water reserves. Deftly weaving together the complicated scientific, economic, and historic dimensions of the world water crisis, he provides our most complete portrait yet of this growing danger and. In this visionary book, Fred Pearce takes readers around the world on a tour of the world’s rivers to provide our most complete portrait yet of the growing global water crisis and its ramifications for us all. In this groundbreaking book, veteran science correspondent Fred Pearce travels to more than thirty countries to examine the current state of crucial water sources. The river itself runs from a spring in Naseby in Northamptonshire, through Leicestershire.
Throughout history, rivers have been our foremost source of fresh water for both agriculture and individual consumption, but looming water scarcity threatens to cut global food production and cause conflict and unrest. The navigable section of the River Avon runs from the Alveston weir, which is a couple of miles upstream for Stratford-upon-Avon, to Tewksbury where it joins the Servern Navigation canal. About When the Rivers Run Dry, Fully Revised and Updated EditionĪ new edition of the veteran science writer’s groundbreaking work on the world’s water crisis, featuring all-new reporting from the most recent global flashpoints
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