Sean W. Fleming

This is a popular science book aimed at presenting the latest conceptual tools for understanding rivers and the circulation of water on earth. It is interesting to observe the increased use of probabilistic models in examining these phenomena; however, there is little here on the conclusions that these models lead to. In other words, this is a book on how rivers are understood rather than a book that gives an understanding of rivers. I liked it, but I finish it with more questions than answers.