water-supply

Discusses the sources of the world's water supply, methods of getting water from its source to where its needed, the dangers of pollution, and the need for conservation.

Explores how the waters of the Great Lakes are used by, and diverted from, the people who live in their basin, explains how those uses are endangering the lakes' water supplies, and offers practical suggestions for preserving the lakes and the surrounding regions.

Examines issues related to water, including the different sources, wastewater, pollution, droughts, the problem of supplying clean water to the world's increasing population, and more.

Depicts people around the world collecting, chilling, and drinking water.

Discusses the age-old quest for water all over the world; the hydrologic cycle; and obtaining fresh water from saline and atmospheric water as well as from underground and surface water.

Discusses various issues related to water supply, covering decreasing supplies, damage caused by the building of dams, wasting irrigation water, overuse of ground water, and access to freshwater, and including two case studies for each as well as advice on what that reader can do to help.