Dead Pool: Lake Powell, Global Warming, and the Future of Water in the West
January 26, 2009 12:16 PM
by James Lawrence Powell
University of California Press, $27.50
Where will the water come from to sustain the great desert cities of Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Phoenix? In his exploration of the past, present and future of water in the West, James Lawrence Powell, executive director of the National Physical Sciences Consortium at USC, looks at the waning water supply at Lake Powell and the looming effects of population growth, global warming and droughts that threaten the West’s water situation. Featuring rarely seen historical photographs, he shows how the falling of the reservoirs in the region pose an urgent threat during the first half of the 21st century.
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