In 1986, Marc Reisner’s “Cadillac Desert” predicted the disappearance of water in the American West. In March 2015 the UN World Water Development Report predicted a 40% shortfall of water globally by 2030, with the US badly affected. In May 2015, Paolo Bacigalupi brought to life the consequences of this foreseen catastrophic change in his … Continue reading “The Water Knife” by Paolo Bacigalupi – original, brutal and disturbingly plausible