Grand Canyon: A River at Risk
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (867 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1601090137 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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Every drop of its water is allocated to agriculture and communities along the way and none remains for the Colorado Delta at river’s end, a once-thriving estuary that supported North America’s most diverse biosphere. Their compelling journey illuminates both the challenges and the many opportunities that exist for conserving and restoring the world’s watersheds. It’s an alarming if little-known fact: one of the world’s mightiest rivers, the Colorado, no longer reaches the sea. Kennedy Jr., a leading advocate for water conservation and river restoration, eminent ethnobotanist Wade Davis, and their two daughters on a rafting adventure down the Colorado. Combining science and adventure with glorious imagery and locations, the book delivers a message of hope and inspiration for all people of the world.. It follows Robert F. Grand Canyon: A River at Risk draws attention the river’s plight as well as to the larger issue of the looming global water crisis
At Last! Ben Horton Of all of the books I've looked at I've never seen one that could really capture the Grand Canyon, until now. The photography is a masterful collection that shows just how vast the canyon really is. The words are mostly written by one of my favorite authors (Wade Davis) who seems to always be able to make the imagination take . Mary P. Thompson said Grand Canyon amazing. I saw the movie about the making of this book at an IMAX Grand Canyon amazing I saw the movie about the making of this book at an IMAX 3D. If you can't go to the Grand Canyon this is the movie for you. The book is beautiful. We changed our plans from a cruise to a trip to the grand canyon based on the movie. I have ordered that as well. I can't express enough just how spectacular the pictures are and th. D. If you can't go to the Grand Canyon this is the movie for you. The book is beautiful. We changed our plans from a cruise to a trip to the grand canyon based on the movie. I have ordered that as well. I can't express enough just how spectacular the pictures are and th. rants are not reviews Books are difficult to produce, and in the case of beautiful illustrated editions they involve the hard work of scores of dedicated people. Amazon reviews are important; the rankings are watched. It is not right that a rant, in this case a response to a film, should be allowed to register as if a serious appraisal of a book th