The Los Angeles Aqueduct at the Newhall Pass in Sylmar, CA. Of all the water on the planet, only about 3 percent is fresh—that is, largely saltless and generally drinkable. Of that 3 percent, about two-thirds is frozen in the world’s melting glacial ice. The remainder lies undergro...
(third-generation) Japanese Ameri-can; Democratic congresswoman for Hawaii; coauthored TitleIX Amendment of the Higher Education Act.June Jordan (1936–2002). Harlem-born, Jamaican American “Poetfor the People”; activist, essayist, and professor with over thirtyyears of politically engaged, ...
Steven Solomon, the author of Water: The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power and Civilisation, fears that many 21st century wars will be over water. Just 2.5% of the world's water supply is drinkable and population growth coupled with climate change could mix together to form a deadly cocktail...