Describes the origins, characteristics, and uses of water.

"This is the first volume to cover desalination in such depth and detail, offering engineers, technicians, and operators full coverage of the applications, economics, and expectations of what will certainly become one of the most important water-related processes on the planet. Covering thermal processes and membrane processes, this is the only volume any engineer working in desalination must have, covering both practical and theoretical issues encountered...

A "water footprint" is the amount of fresh water used to produce the goods and services we consume, including growing, harvesting, packaging, and shipping. For example, one mango uses 82 gallons of water, one 9-ounce stick of butter uses 366, one 7-ounce chocolate bar uses 449, and 5-ounces of ground beef uses 634. Producing a smart phone uses 240 gallons of water, a cotton t-shirt 660, and a pair of jeans 2000. Our current water usage patterns are...

Presents a colorful story for early readers that describes the importance of water on the earth.

"The global water crisis is upon us. 1 in 3 people do not have access to safe drinking water; nearly 1 million people die each year as a result. Even in places with adequate freshwater, pollution and poor infrastructure have left residents without basic water security. Luckily, there is a solution to this crisis where we least expect it. Icebergs -- frozen mountains of freshwater -- are more than a symbol of climate change. In his spellbinding Chasing...

From where--and what--does water come? How did it become the key to life? This book presents a state-of-the-art portrait of the science of water, recounting how the oxygen needed to form H2O originated in the interiors of stars, asking whether microcomets may be replenishing our oceans, and explaining how the Moon and planets set ice-age rhythms. The book then takes the measure of water today in all its states, solid and gaseous as well as liquid....

"A narrative nonfiction account of the worldwide water crisis, explaining what's happening to the world's water supply, from industrial pollution to harmful algal blooms, and what kids can do about it"--

You can survive up to three weeks without food, but only three days without water! When catastrophe strikes, having enough water can spell the difference between life and death. The Prepper?s Water Survival Guide offers a step-by-step plan with straightforward information you can easily follow. Thanks to this book?s laser-focus on water, you?ll quickly learn how to: ?Store fresh water ?Collect rainwater ?Purify water from lakes & rivers ?Dig a well...