The Valley and the Flood

The Valley and the Flood
Author: Rebecca Mahoney
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2021-02-23
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0593114353

"A tense and beautiful tale about the monsters we make and the memories that haunt us." —Kate Alice Marshall, author of I Am Still Alive and Rules for Vanishing Rose Colter is almost home, but she can't go back there yet. When her car breaks down in the Nevada desert, the silence of the night is broken by a radio broadcast of a voicemail message from her best friend, Gaby. A message Rose has listened to countless times over the past year. The last one Gaby left before she died. So Rose follows the lights from the closest radio tower to Lotus Valley, a small town where prophets are a dime a dozen, secrets lurk in every shadow, and the diner pie is legendary. And according to Cassie Cyrene, the town's third most accurate prophet, they've been waiting for her. Because Rose's arrival is part of a looming prophecy, one that says a flood will destroy Lotus Valley in just three days' time. Rose believes if the prophecy comes true then it will confirm her worst fear—the PTSD she was diagnosed with after Gaby's death has changed her in ways she can't face. So with help from new friends, Rose sets out to stop the flood, but her connection to it, and to this strange little town, runs deeper than she could've imagined. Debut author Rebecca Mahoney delivers an immersive and captivating novel about magical places, found family, the power of grief and memory, and the journey toward reconciling who you think you've become with the person you've been all along.

A Coast to Explore

A Coast to Explore
Author: Miles O. Hayes
Publisher: Pandion Books
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2010-12-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0981661815

From wave-cut rock cliffs and sea caves to gravel beaches and coastal dunes, California’s coastline has enthralled visitors from around the world. A Coast to Explore describes the origins of these coastal features and unravels the wonderful mystery of how the birth of the San Andreas Fault system created what we see today. Miles O. Hayes and Jacqueline Michel have been mapping the coast of California since the 1980s as part of a larger initiative to protect coastlines around the world from hazardous oil spills. A Coast to Explore is the culmination of their work. Through a delightful narrative, it details the geological evolution of central California’s coast from Bodega Bay to Point Conception, including the effects of erosion during El Niños, the impacts of tsunamis, and the formation of spectacular raised marine terraces. Key ecological resources are described for each of the major subdivisions of the coast. Through richly illustrated diagrams, full-color photographs, and satellite images, A Coast to Explore takes readers on a fascinating journey of discovery so they can better understand why the Central California coast is so remarkable.

Flood Control Act of 1949

Flood Control Act of 1949
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1172
Release: 1949
Genre: Flood control
ISBN:

H.R. 5472, (title II) authorizing the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors for navigation, flood control, soil conservation, and for other purposes.

The History of Gragorgix

The History of Gragorgix
Author: Derek Trevor Rowswell
Publisher: Partridge Africa
Total Pages: 888
Release: 2015-02-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1482805677

A fictional planet of three countries, developing from the Cave Man era through to a civilization, capable of firing objects into orbit around the planet, for future readers. When this book was written, some of the technology (suggested) did not exist.

Climatological Data

Climatological Data
Author: United States. Weather Bureau
Publisher:
Total Pages: 626
Release: 1952
Genre: Meteorology
ISBN:

Collection of the monthly climatological reports of the United States by state or region with monthly and annual National summaries.

Salt Dreams

Salt Dreams
Author: William DeBuys
Publisher: UNM Press
Total Pages: 412
Release: 1999
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780826324283

A history of the Salton Sea, which has become a prophetic story of mounting environmental crises that impinge on the water supply of southern California's sixteen million people.

Dead Pool

Dead Pool
Author: James Lawrence Powell
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2023-11-10
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0520342046

Where will the water come from to sustain the great desert cities of Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Phoenix? In a provocative exploration of the past, present, and future of water in the West, James Lawrence Powell begins at Lake Powell, the vast reservoir that has become an emblem of this story. At present, Lake Powell is less than half full. Bathtub rings ten stories tall encircle its blue water; boat ramps and marinas lie stranded and useless. To refill it would require surplus water—but there is no surplus: burgeoning populations and thirsty crops consume every drop of the Colorado River. Add to this picture the looming effects of global warming and drought, and the scenario becomes bleaker still. Dead Pool, featuring rarely seen historical photographs, explains why America built the dam that made Lake Powell and others like it and then allowed its citizens to become dependent on their benefits, which were always temporary. Writing for a wide audience, Powell shows us exactly why an urgent threat during the first half of the twenty-first century will come not from the rising of the seas but from the falling of the reservoirs.