Award-winningjournalistandCNNchiefclimatecorrespondentBillWeirdrawsonhisyearsofimmersivetravelandreportingtosharethebestideasandstoriesofhopeandpositivityfromthepeopleandcommunitiesaroundtheworldwhoarethrivinginthewakeofclimatechange,andwhatwecanlearnfromthemtobuildamorepromisingfuture.Whilereportingfromeverystateandeverycontinent,andfilminghisacclaimedCNNOriginalSeriesTheWonderList,BillWeirhasspentdecadestellingthestoriesofuniquepeople,places,cultures,andcreaturesonthebrinkofchange.AsthefirstChiefClimateCorrespondentinnetworknews,he’simmersedinthelatestscienceandbreakthroughsonthetopic,whileoftenonthefrontlinesofdisasters,naturalandmanmade.In2020,BillbegandistillingtheseexperiencesintoaseriesofEarthDaylettersforhisthen-newbornsontoreadin2050,tohelphimbetterunderstandtheworldhewillhavegrownupinandbebetterpreparedtoembracethefuture.Bill’sworkandhislettersweretheinspirationforLifeAsWeKnowIt(CanBe),whichconfrontstheworryandwonderofclimatechangewithmessagesandexamplesofhopeforallofusonhowabetterfuturecanstillbewritten.Highlightinggroundbreakinginnovationinfieldsofcleanenergy,foodandwatersources,housingandbuildingmaterials,andmore,andtouchingonhowhappiness,resilience,andhealthandwellnessfactorintothetopicofclimatechange,Bill’sstoriestakereadersonaglobaljourney,fromonecommunityinFloridathattookonahurricaneandneverlostpower,totheAntarcticPeninsulawhereonespeciesofpenguinisshowingusthekeytosurvival,tothenuclearfusionlabswherescientistsaretryingtobuildastarinabox.Inthesepages,wejoinasearchforancientwisdomandnewideas.LifeAsWeKnowIt(CanBe)isacelebrationofthewondersofourplanet,ameditationonthehumanwantsandneedsthatdriveitoutofbalance,andaninspirationforcommunitiestogalvanizearoundnatureandeachotherastheverybestwaytobestprepareandplanforwhat’snext.
