Author interview: Living in Tucson inspired book about how protecting ourselves from climate change often backfires
Journalist and author Stephen Robert Miller grew up in Tucson. And now, he’s written a book taking a different look at his childhood home. In “Over the Seawall,” Miller investigates how lofty attempts to control nature and protect ourselves from climate change often backfire — and how vulnerable people are the most affected by it. It’s about unintended consequences and good — and sometimes bad — intentions. And, in Arizona, it’s about water – and our often futile attempts to get more of it in our ever-growing metropolises. … I focused a lot on agriculture and, obviously, you know, as everyone kind of does and you start writing about climate change and especially Arizona, because ag uses so much of the water, right about three-quarters of the whole system.
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