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In his new book, The Worst Hard Time,
Tim Egan interviews survivors to tell the story of the great
American Dust Bowl on the southern Great Plains in the
1930s
by Gail Binkly,
Jul 24, 2006
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In Ogallala Blue: Water and Life on the Great
Plains, William Ashworth examines the effects of
groundwater dependency in a dry land
by Matt Jenkins,
Jul 24, 2006
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Whatever the cause, the weather in the West this last year
has been wild and wacky
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn,
Jun 26, 2006
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In a special summer reading issue, HCN
dishes up a science fiction story that imagines life in the
Southwest in 2030 or so, when "Big Daddy Drought" is in full
stride, and California claims all water
by Greg Hanscom,
Jun 26, 2006
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In the desert Southwest of 2030 Big Daddy Drought runs the
show, California claims all the water, and a water tick named Lolo
ekes out a rugged living removing tamarisk.
by Paolo Bacigalupi,
Jun 26, 2006
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In his book Collapse: How Societies Choose to
Fail or Succeed, Jared Diamond warns about societies that
overreach themselves – a warning that southern Arizona, in
the midst of its tremendous real estate boom, ought to
heed
by Paul Larmer,
Jun 12, 2006
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In Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands,
Tucson author Brad Lancaster gives a hands-on inspirational guide
for how to harvest the desert Southwest’s rare
moisture
by Marge Pellegrino,
Jul 16, 2008
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Live! From Death Valley is John
Soennichsen’s "love letter to an ill-tempered mistress,"
California’s Death Valley
by Laura Paskus,
May 01, 2006
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The hurricanes in the Gulf and New Mexico’s endless
drought lead the author to wonder why it is human beings refuse to
take nature seriously
by Laura Paskus,
Feb 20, 2006
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The seven states of the Colorado River Basin have come to
a groundbreaking agreement that, among other things, will allow
cities such as Las Vegas to lease water from out-of-state farms
during times of drought
by Matt Jenkins,
Jul 16, 2008
