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A Discover Magazine Top Science Book of the Year A Northern California Book Award Finalist There are more than 45,000 of them in the world. They have altered the speed of the planet's rotation, the tilt of its axis, and the shape of its gravitational field. They influence landscapes and... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Blackmore: Add a description of this character.
- River Murray
- Bob
- Vikram
- Sardar Sarovar
- Owen
- Hume
- Pardoe
- Clark
- Ferguson
- Sturt
- Ramberg
- Kariba
- Richard
- Domkhedi
- Flannery
- Kevin Goss
- Colson
- Ajit
- Joe
- Ando Ian
- Morse
- Gandhi
- Medha
- Dole
- Mahesh
- Thayer Scudder
- Mohale
- Harper
- Mazulu
- Pravin
- Maun
- Mr. Tiwari
- Mays
- Smith
- Dartmouth
- Mothusi
- Lusitu
- Arundhati Roy
- Paton
- Kutch
- Badwani
- Harriss
- Molly
- Mr. Ahmed
Setting & Locations edit
- Lesotho
- South Australia
- Gwembe Tonga
- India
- New South Wales
- South Africa
- Okavango River
- Gujarat
- Lake Victoria
- Coorong
- Narmada Valley
- Andolan
- Botswana
- Chowilla
- Zambia
- Maseru
- Zambezi
- Canberra
- Murray-darling Basin
- Bombay
- United States
- Baroda
- Zimbabwe
- Laos
- Chipepo
- Madhya Pradesh
- Habarad
- Europe
- Mitta Mitta Valley
- China
- Indore
- Gwembe Valley
- Lusaka
- Sydney
- Melbourne
- Washington
- Queensland
- Adelaide
- Maharashtra
- Renmark
- Bottom Road
First Sentence edit
To get to Domkhedi, Medha Patkar's monsoon headquarters, you fly to Bombay, then to Baroda, the second-largest city in the state of Gujarat.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Jacques Leslie (Author)
Classification edit
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- Dewey: 577
Subjects edit
- Books › Professional & Technical › Engineering › Civil › Environmental
- Books › Professional & Technical › Professional Science › Biological Sciences › Ecology
- Books › Professional & Technical › Professional Science › Earth Sciences › Environmental Science
- Books › Science › Nature & Ecology › Water Supply & Land Use
- Books › Science › History & Philosophy › History of Science
- Books › Science › Nature & Ecology › Natural Resources
- Books › Science › Earth Sciences › Environmental Science
- Books › Outdoors & Nature › Environment › Water Supply
- Books › Science › Biological Sciences › Ecology
- Books › Outdoors & Nature › Ecology
- Books › Outdoors & Nature › Natural Resources
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