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Storm over Mono

The Mono Lake Battle and the California Water Future

Storm over Mono( )
Author: Hart, John
ISBN:978-0-520-20368-6
Publication Date:May 1996
Publisher:University of California Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $34.95
Book Description:

A dramatic environmental saga unfolds in John Hart's compelling story of the fight to save Mono Lake. This ancient inland sea, in the eastern Sierra near Yosemite National Park, is among the oldest in North America. But over the past fifty years, as its feeder streams were steadily drained to supply water to ever-growing, ever-thirsty Los Angeles, the lake's water volume eventually was reduced by half. Mono Lake's bizarre but productive ecosystem began to collapse: salinity...
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Book Details
Pages:253
Detailed Subjects: Nature / Natural Resources
Law / Natural Resources
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):8.385 x 10.92 x 0.254 Inches
Book Weight:2.02 Pounds



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