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Water: Exploring the Blue Planet discusses water's interaction with human life. The work presents superior aerial photography that conveys a unique perspective on the issue of water around the planet. Each topic covered within the volume includes an accompaniment of aerial images captured by satellites. All satellite images contain captions explaining the location, the description of the area or population, and the latitude and longitude. In the final chapter, there is a discussion related to the capturing of satellite images, which gives further insight into the creative process behind this title. The text also escorts the reader through a short series of essays by several contributors. Even though these essays are brief, their topics are powerful. Essays range from natural formations by water to the power of water. The work concludes with photos of pristine areas of water on Earth. The images throughout the work provide influence and engage the reader, and truly offer insight into understanding water's role throughout the planet. Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and general readers.-- (04/01/2017) Selection, Holiday Gift Guide 2016--Entertainment Report (12/13/2016)
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Remarkable satellite photographs show where water is - or isn't - and how we are using it. Water is in crisis. We are in crisis. All life depends on water and we are running out of it, but where exactly is the water and where is it going? This book provides new insight into the world of water and contributes to a wider understanding of the current predicament. Water: Exploring the Blue Planet is essentially a map of water. It features astonishingly detailed photographs that reveal the watery health of the Blue Planet. Readers are taken aboard satellites circling the Earth from where the most technologically advanced cameras and remote sensors capture what lies below. The photographs are accompanied by descriptions and organized in thematic chapters. Water reveals the damage wrought by nature - cyclones, volcanoes, floods - and the destruction wrought by humans - vanishing reservoirs, receding glaciers, melting ice sheets. And what of our attempts to control water? How do the hydropower dams, shore stabilization structures and desert oases we build affect the movement and availability of water? How does our insatiable thirst and recklessness cause poisonous salination, desertification and the disappearance of seas, lakes, reservoirs, islands and shorelines? In the text and captions, the expert authors explain current knowledge of life's essential element, from the biodiversity of the oceans to the inestimable value of drinking water. Readers can follow the tracings of Earth's most important resource as it travels around the globe, and acquire a new and deeper understanding of the water crisis. They will also marvel at the utter beauty of Earth. The photographs in Water are produced by the highest calibre satellite and remote-sensor imagery that current technology allows. The observation-based data covers 1.5 billion square miles (4 billion sq. km) and comprises a real-time map of the world's water. These maps are used to support decision-makers in areas such as public safety, environmental monitoring, oil and gas exploration and infrastructure management. This important book is an essential purchase for academic collections (especially earth sciences, hydrology, environment, ecology, sustainability, economic development, cartography and remote sensing), for public libraries seeking an up-to-date reference, and for interested general readers.
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