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Where the River Flows - Scientific Reflections on Earth's Waterways (Hardcover)
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Where the River Flows - Scientific Reflections on Earth's Waterways (Hardcover)
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The vital interconnections that rivers share with the land, the
sky, and us Rivers are essential to civilization and even life
itself, yet how many of us truly understand how they work? Why do
rivers run where they do? Where do their waters actually come from?
How can the same river flood one year and then dry up the next?
Where the River Flows takes you on a majestic journey along the
planet's waterways, providing a scientist's reflections on the
vital interconnections that rivers share with the land, the sky,
and us. Sean Fleming draws on examples ranging from common backyard
creeks to powerful and evocative rivers like the Mississippi,
Yangtze, Thames, and Congo. Each chapter looks at a particular
aspect of rivers through the lens of applied physics, using
abundant graphics and intuitive analogies to explore the surprising
connections between watershed hydrology and the world around us.
Fleming explains how river flows fluctuate like stock markets, what
"digital rainbows" can tell us about climate change and its effects
on water supply, how building virtual watersheds in silicon may
help avoid the predicted water wars of the twenty-first century,
and much more. Along the way, you will learn what some of the most
exciting ideas in science--such as communications theory, fractals,
and even artificial life--reveal about the life of rivers. Where
the River Flows offers a new understanding of the profound
interrelationships that rivers have with landscapes, ecosystems,
and societies, and shows how startling new insights are possible
when scientists are willing to think outside the disciplinary box.
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