According to Governments of the World, Earth is in the Midst of Abrupt, Irreversible Climate Change

Join us at the Springfield Town Library for an eye-opening event where we will delve into the pressing issue of climate change.

The ongoing change in the environment exceeds that of a meteor striking Earth and driving dinosaurs to extinction about 66 million years ago. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, citing abundant peer-reviewed evidence, an overheated ocean contributes to the irreversibility of climate change. In addition to this latter factor, many additional self-reinforcing feedback loops indicate that no known actions will slow or reverse climate change. Slowing or stopping industrial activity is the quickest path to extremely rapid environmental change. Doing so will trigger the loss of aerosol masking, leading to a rise in temperature within about five days (according to renowned climate scientist James E. Hansen) Guy McPherson is a prolific writer, energetic speaker, and talented moderator. He has appeared before countless audiences to speak about the two primary consequences of our fossil-fuel addiction: global climate change and energy decline. Because these phenomena impact every aspect of life on Earth, his talks reach a wide variety of audiences, including universities, associations, nonprofits, and numerous educational and scientific symposia and conferences. Selected presentations are available on the Nature Bats Last YouTube channel. Each presentation is uniquely prepared for a specific audience.

Guy is Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources and the Environment at the University of Arizona, where he taught and conducted research for 20 award-winning years. His scholarly work, which has for many years focused on the conservation of biological diversity, has produced more than a dozen books and hundreds of articles.

McPherson lived off-the-grid, initially in a straw-bale house in rural, southwestern New Mexico and then in western Belize, Central America. At these locations, he put into practice his lifelong interest in sustainable living via organic gardening, raising small animals for eggs and milk, and working with members of his rural communities.

Guy received his B.S. degree in Forest Science from the University of Idaho and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Range Science from Texas Tech University. In addition to his career at the University of Arizona, he taught and conducted research at the University of California-Berkeley, Southern Utah University, and Grinnell College. He also served as the inaugural director of the David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship Program.

Most of McPherson's contemporary presentations focus on abrupt, irreversible climate change. These presentations are based on three decades of research on climate change and an extensive, ongoing review of contemporary literature. Because the topics of his presentations often induce grief, Guy became a certified grief-recovery specialist in January 2014. The certification came from the Grief Recovery Institute.

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