“We thought we lived on a planet of land when in reality we live on a planet of water.” This is the fundamental element on which the book “Planet Aqua” by the famous American essayist Jeremy Rifkin is based.
This article is taken from the monthly Sciences et Avenir n°933, dated November 2024.
L’opus “Planet Aqua” analyzes two phenomena. Today we are experiencing wild waters, in the wake of climate change: gigantic floods, cataclysmic hurricanes, deadly snowfalls. A devastating cost for ecosystems and humans.
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Water is becoming more and more scarce
At the same time, alongside lethal heat waves, water is becoming increasingly scarce in many regions of the world, including France in summer. After a history of abundance then ongoing drying up, the famous American essayist Jeremy Rifkin refines ecological, geopolitical and social solutions.
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“Planet Aqua“, Jeremy Rifkin, Buchet-Chastel, 452 p., €26.50
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