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When the World Runs Dry
- Author
- Nancy F. Castaldo
- Narrator
- Jesse Vilinsky
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Publish Date
- 18 January 2022
- Run Time
- 5 hours 43 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
What would you do if you turned on the faucet one day and nothing happened? What if you learned the water in your home was harmful to drink? Water is essential for life on this planet, but not every community has the safe, clean water it needs. In When the World Runs Dry, award-winning science writer Nancy Castaldo takes readers from Flint, Michigan, and Newark, New Jersey, to Iran and Cape Town, South Africa, to explore the various ways in which water around the world is in danger, why we must act now, and why you’re never too young to make a difference.
Topics include: Lead and water infrastructure problems, pollution, fracking contamination, harmful algal blooms, water supply issues, rising sea levels, and potential solutions.
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Details
- Author
- Nancy F. Castaldo
- Narrator
- Jesse Vilinsky
- Duration
- 5 hours 43 minutes
- Release Date
- 18 January 2022
- ISBN
- 9781649040725
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage social issues: Environment and green issues, Educational: Environmental science, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ecosystems, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Wildlife and habitats: Oceans and seas
Synopsis
What would you do if you turned on the faucet one day and nothing happened? What if you learned the water in your home was harmful to drink? Water is essential for life on this planet, but not every community has the safe, clean water it needs. In When the World Runs Dry, award-winning science writer Nancy Castaldo takes readers from Flint, Michigan, and Newark, New Jersey, to Iran and Cape Town, South Africa, to explore the various ways in which water around the world is in danger, why we must act now, and why you’re never too young to make a difference. Topics include: Lead and water infrastructure problems, pollution, fracking contamination, harmful algal blooms, water supply issues, rising sea levels, and potential solutions.   
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