Synopsis
The Times Book of the Year pick
A gripping, thought-provoking and ultimately optimistic investigation into the world’s next great climate crisis - the scarcity of water.
'Smart, sobering, and scholarly.' - Steve Brusatte, author of The Rise and Fall of Dinosaurs
Water scarcity is the next big climate crisis. Water stress – not just scarcity, but also water-quality issues caused by pollution –...
Details
15 June 2023416 pages
9781529058147Imprint: Picador
Reviews
Smart, sobering, and scholarly. Tim Smedley explores the science and politics behind our current water crisis, and with cautious optimism looks ahead for solutions that can save us from a catastrophe that could rival the great upheavals and extinctions of Earth history.Steve Brusatte, professor and palaeontologist at the University of Edinburgh and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
Tim Smedley’s sometimes angry, always informed book is a smouldering indictment of the self-inflicted water wounds we’re causing ourselves and our planet.Mark Rowe, Geographical Magazine
This book is clear, fascinating and horrifying, but also offers workable solutions that can save us all from the worst. You will never see the water you use in the same way again.Helen Czerski, BBC broadcaster, UCL physicist and Royal Institution Christmas Lecturer
Despite the daunting scale of the water crisis, Smedley’s globe-crossing investigation into its solutions leaves you feeling that the problem is surmountable. That’s excellent news for civilisation.The Times
