
Life After Dead Pool
Lake Powell's Last Days and the Rebirth of the Colorado River
- English
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About this book
Award-winning journalist Zak Podmore brings to life the magnificent terrain and complex politics of the Colorado River, its dying reservoirsāand the surprising revelation that the inevitable loss of Lake Powell could be a turning point for more a sustainable future.
"A chronicle of ecological redemption."
āKEVIN FEDARKO
After decades of drought, the American West is stretched to the breaking point. A changing climate and design flaws in the Glen Canyon Dam have pushed the once-massive Lake Powell reservoir to the brink of collapseāputting at risk millions of people who depend on the Colorado River for water, agriculture, and electricity. Now, as Glen Canyon reemerges, its surprising ecological rebirth reminds us that nature's capacity to heal may well outpace our own imaginations.
Environmental journalist Zak Podmore explores the complex challenges ahead and reframes the inevitable loss of Lake Powell as a turning point for a more sustainable future. Through an arresting mix of science and storytelling, Life After Dead Pooldebunks the notion that the West's water challenges are unsolvable and invites us to secure a future where the Colorado River once again runs free.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Prelude: On the Creeping Dune
- Chapter One: Return Flow
- Chapter Two: Glaciers of Mud
- Chapter Three: This Dam Is Your Dam
- Chapter Four: Unscrewing the River
- Chapter Five: Where the Willow Grows
- Chapter Six: Salvage Project
- Chapter Seven: Stone Rainbow
- Chapter Eight: To the Dam
- Chapter Nine: Into the Casino
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliography
- About the Author
- Torrey House Press