Live Chat: Author Mark Hertsgaard

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Join Grist for a live chat with renowned environmental journalist Mark Hertsgaard about his new book, Hot: Living Through the Next Fifty Years on Earth. (Read an excerpt of the book here.) Find out what he thinks is in store for “Generation Hot,” the 2 billion or so people under the age of 25 who are facing life in a climate-changed world. And find out what gives him hope for the future—there’s a lot that does! Read a Grist post about the book.

The chat starts today at Jan. 25 at 3 p.m. Eastern (noon Pacific) to ask questions and join in the discussion between Hertsgaard and Grist‘s Lisa Hymas.

This piece was produced by the Climate Desk collaboration.

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