About the Book - Global Thirst by John R. Wennersten

What is the book Global Thirst about?

Global Thirst focuses on the increasing problem of global water scarcity. We live in a time when the plentiful supply of water that we have been used to will be a thing of the past. Surging population, rampant use of water in irrigation in both the developed and developing countries as well as industrial and urban use, mean that we can no longer count on an adequate supply of water in many areas of the world. Even in areas like the United States we are having water shortages and growing problems with safe drinking water and public sanitation.

Why should you read Global Thirst?

In the 21st century water is the new oil. Just as our auto culture can’t survive without oil, we cannot survive without water. It is a resource that is rapidly be used to sustain a culture and civilization that has heretofore been unconcerned about saving water as a precious resource.

People who are concerned about the fate of the earth in terms of how we will survive with the resources we have at our disposal in the future will benefit from reading this book. It is a clarion midnight alarm for water conservation at a critical juncture of climate change and rapid urbanization of the planet.