Bill McGuire is an academic, activist, broadcaster, blogger and writer of popular science and speculative fiction. His non-fiction books include A Guide to the End of the World: Everything you Never Wanted to Know and Surviving Armageddon: Solutions for a Threatened Planet. His current books are Waking the Giant: How a Changing Climate Triggers Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Volcanoes – ranked 5th in a Guardian list of the best ever eco books – and Global Catastrophes: a Very Short Introduction. His short stories have been published online and in anthologies. Bill is a Patron of Scientists for Global Responsibility and a Co-director of ther New Weather Institute. To view more about Bill McGuire or to contact his agents, go to: https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/bill-mcguire |
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BREAKING NEWSBill talks to ScientistsWarning Listen here to Bill talking to ScientistsWarning's Dr. Alison Green about the hazards of geoengineering and more. Bill's interview with Extinction Rebellion Rebel Radio Listen to Bill's interview with Marijn van de Geer here Bill talks about geoengineering and his new novel Skyseed Listen here to Bill's interview with Nick Breeze on the Shaping the Future podcast Support the science oath for the climate Bill is one of five founding signatories of the Science Oath for the Climate. See in The Guardian here Please join us. There has never been a more critical time. Sign up here Find out a little more about Bill, his work and his likes See UCL's spotlight on Bill here ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ Bill talks about his new novel, SKYSEED Listen to Bill speak about his new novel, Skyseed, and the contentious issue of geoengineering, on the Cambridge Climate Lecture Series, Climate Podcast here Early reviews of Bill's debut novel - SKYSEED 'Bill McGuire's speculative fiction is timely and ice-crystal clear.' Medium.com 'Thought provoking and fast-paced ecological thriller.....an excellent debut and highly recommended.' Amazon UK 'One of the most remarkable books I have ever read.' Reflections magazine 'This is not a story for the faint-hearted. I could hardly put it down.....' WordForest.Org 'Absolutely, terrifyingly, utterly realistic. This is speculative fiction that will keep you up at night with its plausibility. If you love speculative fiction, science fiction, drama, and thrillers, this book is one that needs to be at the top of your “Must Read” List for 2020 and 2021.' Netgalley 'Skyseed has what good thrillers always need.....a world to save, characters with a bit of go in them, some plausible villains, fast-paced action, sustained tension, a big moment of reckoning.....' Climate News Network Hacking the Earth might be the last thing we ever do. Sometimes, when you're in a hole, it's best to stop digging. This applies as much to messing with the climate as anything else, except even more so.
Read an interview with Bill about Skyseed and it's message here Don't miss out. Pre-order from Amazon.co.uk, Waterstones, Foyles and other 'good' book websites NOW ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ Geol Soc Resignation After more than 40 years as a Fellow and former Member of Council, I have resigned from the Geological Society over its continued close relationship with fossil fuel companies. I strongly urge other Fellows of the GS - and members of all professional bodies and learned societies - to examine closely their links with those corporations responsible for global heating and climate breakdown, and to take appropriate action. See here for more on this story. extinction rebellion Extinction Rebellion (XR) is a global social movement that seeks to drive radical change, through non-violent resistence, in order to avert climate breakdown and minimise the risk of ecological collapse and human extinction. If you care about our world, all life upon it and the future of your children and their children, then join up here. ARTICLES IN the press on......Hacking the Earth in The Ecologist here The hottest September on record in Prospect magazine here Ice loss and rising sea level in Prospect magazine here Skyseed and geoengineering in Reactions magazine here Britain's worsening wild weather in Prospect magazine here Global heating and climate breakdown in Responsible Science here Why we can't predict earthquakes in Science Focus magazine here The perils and pitfalls of geoengineering in Hourglass News here The Australian bushfires, in Science Focus magazine here The White island volcanic explosion, New Zealand in Science Focus magazine here The Venice floods in Prospect magazine here Read Bill's Prospect magazine archive here bill's short storiesRead Bill's short story about life in a climate-devastated Britain on the Extinction Rebellion Creative Hub here Read Bill's latest short story 'The Shop' in Teleport magazine here In the future, appearance is everything - absolutely everything. Listen to Bill's tale Template on Tall Tale TV here READ BILL'S WEATHER BOMBS BLOG ON THE NEW WEATHER INSTITUTE WEBSITE
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