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To provide a modern assessment of the state of the world's water resources, this text develops a uniform methodological approach for each continent to analyze the dynamics of water resources, water use and water availability worldwide. Dependence of water resources upon climate factors and socio-economic conditions is demonstrated; regions of water stress and deficit are highlighted and the effect of anthropogenic climate change is also considered....
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"Balancing Water for Humans and Nature, authored by two of the world's leading experts on water management, examines water flows - the 'blood stream' of both nature and society - in terms of the crucial links, balance, conflicts and trade-offs between human and environmental needs. The authors argue that a sustainable future depends fundamentally on our ability to manage these trade-offs and encourage long-term resilience. They advocate an ecohydrological...
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From birth through to death, water plays an essential role in every stage of life. And in India, as with most poorer societies, it is women who are responsible for finding water, and using it. Women and Water is a beautiful, poetic examination of Indian society through the prism of water and shows how this most elemental of resources is denied to the most needy. Life is water, water is life - no matter whether you are rich or poor.
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Located in the heart of California, Yosemite National Park--with its "hanging" valleys, many waterfalls, cirque lakes, polished domes, moraines and U-shaped valleys--offers a view of all kinds of granite reliefs fashioned by glaciations. At approximately 2,000 to 13,000 feet in height, a great variety of flora and fauna can also be found here.
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Historian Dan Snow continues his epic adventure following in the footsteps of the 19th-century's last great gold rush. Leading a one-month expedition, he's joined by polar explorer Felicity Aston and remote environment medic Dr. Kevin Fong. Their goal: to strike gold in Canada's frozen wilderness. So far the team have traveled just 30 of the nearly 600 mile-journey to the gold fields. Having made their way across the Alaskan Coastal Mountains, they...
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This episode of the Green Interview features Stephen Leahy, an independent environmental journalist and author. Leahy is the lead international science and environment correspondent at Inter Press News Service Agency (IPS), where he writes about climate change, energy, water, biodiversity, development, and native peoples. In his award-winning 2014 book Your Water Footprint: The Shocking Facts about How Much Water we Use to Make Everyday Products,...
10) Digging for Gold
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Historian Dan Snow concludes his epic adventure following in the footsteps of the 19th-century's last great gold rush. Leading a one-month expedition, he's joined by polar explorer Felicity Aston and remote environment medic Dr. Kevin Fong. Their goal: to strike gold in Canada's frozen wilderness. The team have just a few dozen miles left to cover of their nearly 600-mile journey to the gold fields. Following in the footsteps of their 19th-century...
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Carved out by the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon--nearly 5,000 feet deep--is the most spectacular gorge in the world. Located in the state of Arizona, it cuts across the Grand Canyon National Park. Its horizontal strata retrace the geological history of the past 2 billion years. Prehistoric traces also remain of human adaptation to a particularly harsh environment.
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"Canada is celebrated for its abundance of fresh water, and few Canadians question the safety of the water that comes from our taps. But is this trust justified? One study estimates that contamination of drinking water causes 90,000 cases of illness and ninety deaths every year. In this authoritative review of decades of legislation, research, and independent regulatory critiques, accompanied by riveting stories of the many failures of our water supply,...
14) Grand Canyon
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Through the use of extraordinary aerial photography, cutting-edge computer graphics, and beautiful on-location filming, this adventure film takes you on an incomparable journey through one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. From the striking images of the majestic canyon and legendary white water rapids of the Colorado River to intimate moments with people inspired by this magnificent parkland, Grand Canyon is a true cinematic adventure--and...
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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...
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For centuries cities have been built near a fresh water supply. Without it we'd be lucky to live three days. But this most basic human need can be deadly too - get the supply wrong and it can poison us, get too close and it can drown us. And with every passing year the challenge of providing water to billions of people becomes harder and harder.
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This program investigates several Mediterranean countries where water shortages are still an issue. From the City of Gaza,one of the last places in the region without access to clean drinking water, to Israel, which has invested heavily in desalination plants due to its limited access to water, we explore how water can be a major geopolitical asset for peace. Traveling to Spain and France, we learn about technology and infrastructure for sustainable...
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Explore wonders created by the awesome and unpredictable power of water. Above Victoria Falls in Zambia, a fisherman and his brothers brave crocodiles, elephants and the risk of being swept to their deaths, in order to reach fishing pools at the edge of the Falls. In Europe's secret water world of the Camargue, a young man duels with a savage bull in a centuries-old contest of man-versus-nature. And, among the world's richest ocean reefs, a guardian...
19) The Family Farm
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In its journey across the majestic Canadian countryside, The Family Farm explores the diverse agricultural pursuits of earnest farm families and serves as a window into the small-scale food production process that modern-day consumers have become estranged from.
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A visually stunning story that travels through the ancient lands to unravel the mysteries of the vanishing sea. Today, the Dead Sea is disappearing, its waterline receding year by year. And the fight over this diminishing resource is fueling tensions between Palestinians and Israelis. Upstream in the Jordan Valley, the waters which feed into the Dead Sea have been diverted for agriculture. The impact is being felt by Palestinian farmers who are protesting...
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