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SUMMARY:Weird Weather: The Response by David Shukman
DESCRIPTION:Join David Shukman\, former BBC Science Editor\, and Theodore K
 eeping\, wildfire & climate scientist at World Weather Attribution\, Imper
 ial College London\, for a conversation around how climate change is resha
 ping our world through increasingly erratic and extreme weather\, and how 
 we can respond.\n​David’s latest book\, The Response: A Story of Fire
  and Flood in Britain’s New World of Extremes\, is a gripping account of
  the new extremes that our bodies\, buildings and landscapes now face in B
 ritain and around the world\, compiled through extensive interviews with e
 xperts\, including researchers from Imperial. The discussion will explore 
 themes from the book\, notably wildfires\, and the role of communication i
 n driving climate action.\nDavid will also be signing books after the talk
 s. Please note that books will not be available for purchase at the event\
 , but copies of The Response can be bought in advance from selected stocki
 sts.\n​Please note this event is exclusively open to Imperial staff and 
 students. Registrations made without a valid Imperial email address will n
 ot be approved.\nRegister now\nAbout the author\nDavid Shukman is a Briti
 sh journalist\, author and science broadcaster with over 40 years of exp
 erience\, best known for his long career at the BBC and his authoritativ
 e reporting on science and environmental issues. After joining the BBC in 
 1983\, he held a range of senior roles including World Affairs Corresponde
 nt\, Environment and Science Correspondent and became the BBC’s first Sc
 ience Editor in 2012\, a position he held until leaving the organisation i
 n late 2021 to work as an independent consultant. A leading voice on clima
 te change\, sustainability and biodiversity loss\, he is a sought‑aft
 er international speaker whose engaging talks draw on deep journalistic i
 nsight. He has also authored several bestselling books on climate change\,
  science and global challenges\, and his work has featured in major media 
 outlets such as the BBC\, The Guardian\, The Times and The Telegraph. W
 ith pioneering reports from the Amazon to Antarctica\, David has been prai
 sed by Sir David Attenborough as “a leader in raising awareness about t
 he climate emergency”. His book\, The Response: A Story of Fire and Fl
 ood in Britain’s New World of Extremes\, has just been published.   
  
URL:https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/210005/weird-weather-the-response-by-
 david-shukman/
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LOCATION:Boardroom\, Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environmen
 t\, South Kensington Campus\, South Kensington\, London\, SW7 2AZ\, United
  Kingdom
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