Elemental: How We Will Live on a Warming Planet

Local author Arthur Snell has over 30 years' experience in conflict zones and fragile states as a

diplomat and now podcaster, analyst and author. At last year’s sell out event at First Thursday,

Arthur Snell had the audience captivated by his clarity and thoughtful insights.

In his new book, hot off the press in March 2026, he travels from the heat of the Sahel to the

Arctic Circle to show how climate change is coinciding with a breakdown in geopolitical

order, increasing conflict and economic crises. Within our lifetimes, rising temperatures, sea