Appendices

Real-world references behind the history in this book. External links open in a new tab.

1. [1]
   East India CompanyWikipedia

   The trading company that kept its own armies and ruled much of the Indian subcontinent: the historical precedent of the ESTEMPs.

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   Asteroid miningWikipedia

   The idea of extracting metals from asteroids, studied for decades.

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   Alcântara Space CenterWikipedia

   The launch base in Maranhão, closer to the equator than any other.

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   Lake Assal (Djibouti)Wikipedia

   A lake 155 metres below sea level, in the Afar Triangle: the lowest point in Africa.

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   Bab-el-MandebWikipedia

   The strait between Yemen and Djibouti, at the mouth of the Red Sea.

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   Após um ano e cinco meses, DF encerra nesta sexta racionamento de águaExame

   The end of water rationing in the Federal District, which lasted about a year and a half in 2017 and 2018 (in Portuguese).

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   Índice do reservatório do Descoberto é o menor da históriaCongresso em Foco

   The Descoberto reservoir at its lowest level on record, during the Federal District's water crisis (in Portuguese).

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   Ogallala AquiferWikipedia

   The aquifer under the US Great Plains, drained by irrigation since 1950.

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   Why Indonesia is abandoning its capital city to save itAl Jazeera

   Jakarta is sinking, and Indonesia decided to move its capital.

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    Empty diagonalWikipedia

    The sparsely populated inland band of France, from the Landes to the Meuse.