The Last Drop by Tim Smedley

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The Last Drop by Tim Smedley

A gripping, thought-provoking and ultimately optimistic investigation into the worlds next great climate crisis the scarcity of water.
Smart, sobering, and scholarlyTim Smedley explores the science and politics behind our current water crisis, and with cautious optimism looks ahead for solutions that can save us from a catastrophe that could rival the great upheavals and extinctions of Earth history. -- Steve Brusatte, professor and palaeontologist at the University of Edinburgh and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
Tim Smedley’s sometimes angry, always informed book is a smouldering indictment of the self-inflicted water wounds we’re causing ourselves and our planet. -- Mark Rowe * Geographical Magazine *
This book is clear, fascinating and horrifying, but also offers workable solutions that can save us all from the worst. You will never see the water you use in the same way again. -- Helen Czerski, BBC broadcaster, UCL physicist and Royal Institution Christmas Lecturer
Tim Smedley is an award-winning environmental journalist who has written extensively for The Guardian, the BBC, The Sunday Times and the Financial Times. His first book, Clearing the Air, about the global effects of air pollution, was shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize.
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ISBN 13 9781529058178
ISBN 10 1529058171
Title The Last Drop
Author Tim Smedley
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Year published 2024-05-16
Number of pages 416
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