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 Smedleys sometimes angry, always informed book is a smouldering indictment of the self-inflicted water wounds were 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, Smedleys globe-crossing investigation into its solutions leaves you feeling that the problem is surmountable. Thats excellent news for civilisation. * The Times *
