Storm warning : water and climate security in a changing world / Robert William Sanford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sanford, Robert William, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hydrologic cycle.

Climatic changes.

Water security.

Water-supply.

Genre:

Libros electronicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2016.

Place of Publication:

Victoria [British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"United Nations water expert Robert William Sandford takes the reader on a thought-provoking tour of a world where water, weather, cities, landscapes, economies, even entire cultures, are dramatically impacted by a changing climate. Human beings and industrial-based society are changing the composition of our planet's atmosphere and causing it to warm at an unnatural and oftentimes astonishingly rapid rate. Much of that warmth is being absorbed by water, which as a result is moving through the global hydrological cycle faster and in unprecedented ways. A warmer atmosphere carries more water vapour, which means that as temperatures continue to rise, storms will become more intense, last longer and cause more damage to our towns, cities and vital infrastructure. On the other side of the hydro-climate coin, we can also expect deeper and more persistent droughts throughout the world, resulting in dramatic crop losses, difficult economic outcomes and fundamental alterations to landscape. This highly considered, accessible and readable book explains how changes in the water cycle have already begun to affect how we think about and value water security and climate stability and what we can do to ensure a sustainable future for our children and grandchildren."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Foreword The Critical Role of Science in Assuring Water and Climate Security in Canada

Chapter one COME HELL AND HIGH WATER Scientific Truth and Consequences in Hollywood Disaster Movies

Chapter two A STORM IS COMING Emerging Perspectives on the State and Fate of Canada' Water Supply

Chapter three ARCTiC TRADE-OFFS The Implications of a Rapidly Warming North

Chapter Four CLIMATE AND THE CRYOSPHERE The Snows of Yesteryear and the Future of the Mountain West

Chapter Five THE GEnIE IS OUT OF THE BOTTLE Hydrological Stability Has Been Lost and There Are Consequences

Chapter Six CONSIDERING THE STORM Lessons Learned from the Western Canadian Floods of 2013 and Other Disasters

Chapter Seven FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS Lake Winnipeg and the Prairies in the Anthropocene

Chapter eight VISUALIZING A DIFFERENT TOMORROW The Columbia River Reconsidered

Chapter nine FIRE AND WATER Establishing a Roadmap for Adapting to Climate Change Effects on Water

Chapter ten KNOWLEDGE iS POWER Building a Better Bridge between Science and Public Policy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-249).

ISBN:

1-77160-146-9

1-77160-147-7

OCLC:

945609696