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“The apex of Egypt's Middle Kingdom had redefined the powerful hydraulic nation. The catastrophe that marked the end of this period of prosperity and regional integration appears to have been a climate-induced migration crisis. it contained a crucial insight that would go unheeded by most subsequent hydraulic hegemons: In the relationship between water and society, the resilience of the state is not just a function of its proficiency in harnessing its own resources; it is equally a function of all others in the system succeeding at doing the same.”
― Water: A Biography
― Water: A Biography
“So, whatever water is found on Earth today must have either arrived after it cooled (carried by asteroids) or been released as vapor from the planet’s interior. Either way, the amount of water on Earth has been fixed ever since.”
― Water: A Biography
― Water: A Biography
