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After the daunting heatwaves and storms of this summer, our cheery visions of the season seem at odds with our climate-changed reality.

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What will we consider “summer reading” when summer is widely viewed as the most dangerous season of the year? Consider these titles.

Cracked takes on the big and complex issue of dams, their impact on rivers worldwide, the weakening rationales for maintaining dams already built or for building more, and how people are working with some success to “crack” these monolithic structures.

As we are grasping at straws, while being bewildered by our own world, as we know it. It is becoming more diasporic. Perhaps it is an awakening call. Dr. Kris

These apps are using technology to build greater connections with their users and ultimately succeed in business.

Throughout history, mankind has dammed rivers at the cost of wild fish, Indigenous peoples, forested land, and healthy watersheds. Adding to the havoc of today’s climate-change-induced weather extremes and water shortages, science says there’s no future for the business of dam-building. 

The following books are available at the Transylvania County Library. The book synopses are from Goodreads.

Across West, author Steven Hawley writes, logic that justified damming rivers is wrong. Like Yosemite battle over Hetch Hetchy, Greater Yellowstone had its own fights

A new interactive story map shows many of the nation’s dams are aging. That poses a threat to downstream communities, including dozens in the Mountain West.