10X Heat Series: Covering Climate Change as It Unfolds with Jeff Goodell

We are entering a new climate— One that looks very different from the one we’ve known, Jeff Goodell concludes in his latest book, “The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet.”

This summer has produced record-breaking temperatures in nearly every corner of the world, including even the deepest parts of our oceans. Sea ice around Antarctica is at a record-low for the satellite era. July Fourth was the hottest day on Earth since 1979, and potentially in the last 125,000 years, according to some estimates. Lastly, an oppressive and ongoing heat wave primarily focused along the Ten Across transect, has placed 100 million Americans, or a third of the country, under excessive heat warnings and advisories for the foreseeable future. These figures suggest this will be a dangerous and influential summer for the future of our planet.

In this latest episode, Ten Across founder Duke Reiter and author Jeff Goodell discuss the uncanny timing of “The Heat Will Kill You First,” and its place among Jeff’s last 20 years of climate reporting. This interview was recorded in front of a live audience at the Gensler office in downtown Los Angeles.

It is available to watch on our website at 10across.com/category/podcast, and to listen wherever you get your podcasts.