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==Publications== ==Publications==

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Guy R. McPherson
Born (1960-02-29) February 29, 1960 (age 64)
United States
Alma materUniversity of Arizona
WebsiteOfficial website

Guy R. McPherson (born 29 February 1960) is an American scientist, professor emeritus of natural resources and ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona. He is best known for promulaging the evidence underlying near-term-human extinction (NTHE), a term he coined about the possibility of human extinction by 2030.

He taught for twenty years at the University of Arizona where he is professor emeritus, and has served as an expert witness for legal cases involving land management and wildfires. In May 2009, McPherson began living on an off-grid homestead in southern New Mexico. He then moved to Belize in July 2016. He moved to New York in October of 2018.

McPherson is an author, independent scholar, lecturer, blogger, cultural critic, and permaculturist. He is the co-host of his own radio show, Nature Bats Last. McPherson stepped down temporarily in October 2017 but the show continued under a new host, Kevin Hester. On November 6, 2018, McPherson returned to the NBL radio show and co-hosting with Kevin Hester. He is featured in several YouTube video series including Guy, Fawkes, and Jamen Show. McPherson's YouTube Channel, Nature Bats Last, contains videos, commentaries and presentations, including his series Edge of Extinction. McPherson authors a blog called "Nature Bats Last" that focuses on global climate change, energy decline and the possibility of imminent human extinction due to the increasing accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, as well as loss of the aerosol masking effect (i.e., global dimming). On November 1, 2015, McPherson was broadcast on National Geographic Explorer with host Bill Nye.

Publications

  • McPherson, G.R., D.D. Wade, and C.B. Phillips (compilers). 1990. Glossary of Fire Management Terms Used in the United States. Society of American Foresters, Bethesda, Maryland.
  • McPherson, G.R. 1997. Ecology and Management of North American Savannas. University of Arizona Press, Tucson.
  • McPherson, G.R. and S. DeStefano. 2003. Applied Ecology and Natural Resource Management. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England.
  • Weltzin, J.F. and G.R. McPherson (editors). 2003. Changing Precipitation Regimes and Terrestrial Ecosystems. University of Arizona Press, Tucson.
  • McPherson, G.R. 2004. Killing the Natives: Has the American Dream Become a Nightmare? Whitmore Publishing Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  • McPherson, G.R. 2006. Letters to a Young Academic: Seeking Teachable Moments. Rowman & Littlefield Education, Lanham, Maryland.
  • Brothers, Mac. 2006. Academic Pursuits. PublishAmerica, Baltimore, Maryland.
  • Jensen, S.E. and G.R. McPherson. 2008. Living with Fire: Fire Ecology and Policy for the Twenty-first Century. University of California Press, Berkeley. View video of book-signing event here.
  • Esparza, A.X. and G.R. McPherson (editors). 2009. The Planner's Guide to Natural Resource Conservation: The Science of Land Development Beyond the Metropolitan Fringe. Springer, New York.
  • McPherson, G.R. 2011. Walking Away from Empire: A Personal Journey. PublishAmerica, Baltimore, Maryland.
  • McPherson, G.R. 2013. Going Dark. PublishAmerica, Baltimore, Maryland.
  • Baker, C. and G.R. McPherson. 2014. Extinction Dialogs: How to Live with Death in Mind. Tayen Lane Publishing.
  • Baker, C. and G.R. McPherson. 2015. Extinction Dialogs: How to Live with Death in Mind, Revised Second Edition. Tayen Lane Publishing.
  • Schneider, P. and G.R. McPherson. 2015. Ms. Ladybug and Mr. Honeybee: A Love Story at the End of Time. America Star Books, Baltimore, Maryland.
  • Schneider, P. and G.R. McPherson. 2018. Ms. Ladybug and Mr. Honeybee: A Love Story at the End of Time, Revised Second Edition. Woodthrush Productions, Pleasantville, New York.
  • McPherson, G.R. 2019. Walking Away from Empire: A Personal Journey, Revised Second Edition. Woodthrush Productions, Pleasantville, New York.
  • McPherson, G.R. 2019. Going Dark, Revised Second Edition. Woodthrush Productions, Pleasantville, New York.
  • McPherson, G.R. 2019. Only Love Remains: Dancing at the Edge of Extinction. Woodthrush Productions, Pleasantville, New York.
  • McPherson, G.R. 2019. "Becoming Hope-Free: Parallels Between Death of Individuals and Extinction of Homo sapiens", Clinical Psychology Forum, No 317, May 2019.

References

  1. ^ Guy M. McPherson. "Guy R. McPherson Faculty Page". University of Arizona. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  2. ^ Nathan Curry (August 21, 2013). "Humanity Is Getting Verrrrrrry Close to Extinction". Vice.com. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  3. Jamail, Dahr. "Mass Extinction: It's the End of the World as We Know It". Truthout. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  4. Richardson, John H. "When the End of Human Civilization is your Day Job". Esquire. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  5. Michael Bastasch (October 22, 2014). "Professor: 'Terminate Industrial Civilization' To Save Earth From Global Warming". Daily Caller. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  6. Anna Majavu (November 6, 2014). "Africa: Climate Change No Longer Linear". AllAfrica.com. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  7. Guy M. McPherson. "Guy R. McPherson Faculty Page: Services". University of Arizona. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  8. https://weeklyhubris.com/what-i-live-for/
  10. Guy McPherson (October 1, 2017). "NBL Radio Hosted by Kevin Hester". guymcpherson.com. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  12. "Guy, Fawkes, and Jamen Show". YouTube. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  13. Nature Bats Last
  14. Edge of Extinction

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