The Beck Environmental Lecture: Jeff Goodell

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Center for the Arts, Monson Grand Tier III

New York Times bestselling journalist and author Jeff Goodell is back with The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet. In this book, Goodell examines how extreme heat from global warming will drastically change life on Earth as we know it, urging us to prepare accordingly. Author and climate scientist Michael Mann says, “Jeff Goodell brings a mix of fantastic storytelling, lucid science communication, and eternal optimism in detailing the profound threat we face with the climate crisis and what we can still do about it.” Goodell is also the author of The Water Will Come, Big Coal, How to Cool the Planet and more. Sponsored by Robert & Lucy Beck.

Tickets are recommended for this event. Reserve your free Eventbrite Ticket here, starting on September 10. 

Location: Grand Tier III, Center for the Arts, 4373 Mason Pond Drive, Fairfax, VA.

 

 

Hosted by Fall for the Book.

Sponsored by The Friends of Pohick Regional Library.