

Water and Power(1989)
A reflection between nature and man in Los Angeles about the city's surroundings' desertification due to enormous water consumption.
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A reflection between nature and man in Los Angeles about the city's surroundings' desertification due to enormous water consumption.
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1989-10-01
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