John Vaillant: Fire Weather

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Join Pulitzer Prize-finalist John Vaillant for a searing exploration of one of Canada’s worst wildfires, as he forecasts the future of living in an ever hotter, ever more flammable world.   

From the Black Saturday bushfires to the wildfires that devastated Los Angeles in January, it has become abundantly clear that we’re living through ever intensifying and destructive fire events. But what has brought us here?  

In this illuminating discussion, John Vaillant uses the 2016 fires in Fort McMurray, Canada, as a case study to reveal the intertwined histories of the oil industry and climate science, offering an unsparing account of how an overheated atmosphere, dry forest and omnipresent petroleum products came together to create a perfect firestorm. But this was not a one-off event. Vaillant argues that we have turned a corner in our relationship to fire – not just regionally, but climatically and planetarily.  

In this panoramic exploration of modern wildfires, Vaillant offers a candid examination of the moral, political, environmental and anthropological background to both the climate crisis and our relationship with fire in all its forms. With host Jo Lauder.  

Event and Ticketing Details

Dates & Times

Wednesday 13 August
6.30 - 7.30pm

Tickets

$29.50
Full 
$19.50
Concession 
$19.50
Under 30 

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Location

The Wheeler Centre

176 Little Lonsdale Street Melbourne Victoria 3000

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Accessibility

Accessible toilets available

Assistive Listening

Auslan interpreting available by-request

Companion tickets available

Registered Assistance Animals welcome

Wheelchair accessible

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Additional Notes

John Vaillant will be signing books after the event.

 

The bookseller for this event is Brunswick Bound.