Life After Dead Pool

Award-winning journalist Zak Podmore brings to life the magnificent terrain and complex politics of the Colorado River, its dying reservoirsand the surprising revelation that the inevitable loss of Lake Powell could be a turning point for more a sustainable future.A chronicle of ecological redemption.KEVIN FEDARKOAfter decades of drought, the American West is stretched to the breaking point.A changing climate and design flaws in the Glen Canyon Dam have pushed the once-massive Lake Powell reservoir to the brink of collapseputting at risk millions of people who depend on the Colorado River for water, agriculture, and electricity. Now, as Glen Canyon reemerges, its surprising ecological rebirth reminds us that natures capacity to heal may well outpace our own imaginations.Environmental journalist Zak Podmore explores the complex challenges ahead and reframes the inevitable loss of Lake Powell as a turning point for a more sustainable future. Through an arresting mix of science and storytelling,Life After Dead Pooldebunks the notion that the Wests water challenges are unsolvable and invites us to secure a future where the Colorado River once again runs free.