Before It's Gone: Stories from the Front Lines of Climate Change in Small Town America

by Jonathan Vigliotti Narrated by Jonathan Vigliotti

Overview

This “stunning call to action to save ourselves and all life on the planet” (Booklist), in the vein of This Changes Everything and Saving Us, effortlessly demonstrates how climate change is affecting America right now.

Discussion of the climate crisis has always suffered from a problem of abstraction. Data points and warnings of an overheated future struggle to break through the noise of everyday life. Deniers often portray climate solutions as inconvenient, expensive, and unnecessary. And many politicians, cloistered by status and focused always on their next election, do not yet see climate as a winning issue in the short run. But climate change is here whether we want to pay attention or not.

CBS News national correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti has personally witnessed that crisis unfold, spending nearly two decades reporting across the United States (and the world) documenting the people, communities, landmarks, and traditions we've already surrendered. Vigliotti shares with urgency and personal touch the story of an America on the brink.

This “page-turning tour de force” (Steve Brusatte, New York Times bestselling author) traces Vigliotti's travels across the country, taking him to the frontlines of climate disaster and revealing the genuine impacts of climate change that countless Americans have already been forced to confront. From massive forest fires in California to hurricanes in Louisiana, receding coastlines in Massachusetts and devastated fisheries in Alaska, we learn that warnings of a future impacted by climate are no more; the climate catastrophe is already here.

Editorial Reviews

MAY 2024 - AudioFile

Jonathan Vigliotti's experience covering natural disasters for CBS News gives a journalistic feel to his audiobook about disasters' effects on small towns. He warns of more devastation in the future. As his recollections of the sights and smells of devastation in Hawaii take on the urgency of a news report, his descriptions of attempts to escape flames add dramatic emphasis. He discusses towns where disasters have hit, pointing out significant landmarks such as a restaurant where townspeople gather to discuss the changes in their lives. He keeps to his own voice, creating characters with inflection and tone. Vigliotti occasionally adds a lighter touch, such as humorously rattling off his hasty preparations for field reporting. J.A.S. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940159391155
Publisher:	Simon & Schuster
Publication date:	04/02/2024
Edition description:	Unabridged

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