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020			_a9781439102084 (pbk.)
082			_a333.91 _bFIS
100			_aFishman, Charles _98290
245			_aThe big thirst : _bthe secret life and turbulent future of water
260			_aNew York _bFree Press _c2011
300			_a402p.
500			_ahttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12000853-the-big-thirst
520			_a"Praised as “an entertaining and torrential flow of a book” by Nature magazine, The Big Thirst is a startling examination of the passing of the golden age of water and the shocking facts about how water scarcity will soon be a major factor in our lives. The water coming out of your kitchen tap is four billion years old and might well have been sipped by a Tyrannosaurus rex. Rather than only three states of water—liquid, ice, and vapor—there is a fourth, “molecular water,” fused into rock 400 miles deep in the Earth, and that’s where most of the planet’s water is found. Unlike most precious resources, water cannot be used up; it can always be made clean enough again to drink—indeed, water can be made so clean that it’s toxic. Water is the most vital substance in our lives but also more amazing and mysterious than we appreciate. As Charles Fishman brings vibrantly to life in this surprising and mind-changing narrative, water runs our world in a host of awe-inspiring ways, yet we take it completely for granted. But the era of easy water is over."
650			_aWater consumption _98291
650			_aWater resources development _92154
650			_aWater use _96661
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