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William J. McGuire (born 1954) is a volcanologist and Emeritus Professor of Geophysical & Climate Hazards at University College London.^[1] His main interests include volcano instability and lateral collapse, the nature and impact of global geophysical events and the effect of climate change on geological hazards.

Background

McGuire studied at UCL and Luton College of Higher Education, now the University of Bedfordshire^[2] and has a PhD in Geology from University College London (1980).^[3] He began lecturing in Geology at the West London Institute of Higher Education in the 1980s, former home of well known TV geologist Iain Stewart. He was then appointed Reader at Cheltenham & Gloucester College of Higher Education (now the University of Gloucestershire), and made it into the university sector in the 1990s when he was appointed Professor of Geohazards and Director of the Aon Benfield UCL Hazard Research Centre at University College London.^[4] The centre is funded by the insurance industry. He relinquished the Directorship in 2011.

He was a member of the UK Government's Natural Hazard Working Group, established by Prime Minister Tony Blair following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.^[5] In 2010 he was member of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE), to address problems following the eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull.^[1] He contributed to the IPCC summary report on extreme weather and disasters (2011).^[6]

McGuire lives in a geologically inactive area, Brassington in the Peak District,^{[citation needed]} with his wife and two sons after many years in Hampton, Surrey.

Research and work

McGuire is regarded as a UK expert on geological disasters including supervolcanoes, impact events, tsunamis and earthquakes.^{[citation needed]}

He described Tokyo as "the city waiting to die", referring to its placement on a prominent geological fault that could result in a highly damaging earthquake.^[7] McGuire's main research sites are the Canary Islands, Mount Etna, and the Yellowstone National Park supervolcano in Wyoming.

In his book, Waking the Giant,^[8] he argues temperature change brought about by global warming could release pressure from melting ice caps (through post-glacial rebound) and trigger earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, as well as increased landslides resulting from heavier rainfall.^[9] See Physical impacts of climate change

McGuire is a Co-Director of the New Weather Institute,^[10] a co-op and think-tank "created to accelerate the rapid transition to a fair economy that thrives within planetary boundaries".^[11] He blogs for Extinction Rebellion^[11]^[12] and is a Special Scientific Advisor for The Word Forest Organisation.^[13]

In September 2023 McGuire appeared in British newspaper the i stating the economy and society would collapse by 2050 following riots due to lack of food, in part brought about by climate change. He likened the scenario to "the Wild West" with "gangs roaming the countryside".^[14]

Media appearances

McGuire has appeared on many TV shows including Horizon, one of the BBCs most popular and successful "Science & Nature" programmes, Countdown to Doomsday on the Sci Fi Channel, and Decoding the Past ("Earth's Black Hole") on The History Channel.

Publications

McGuire has written several academic and popular books on geohazards, earth sciences and geology, including:^[15]

McGuire, W. (2022). Hothouse Earth: An Inhabitant’s Guide. Icon. ISBN 1785789201
Simms, A. and W. McGuire (eds.). (2019). Knock Three Times: 28 modern folk tales for a world in trouble. New Weather Institute. ISBN 0995662355
McGuire, W. (2012). Waking the Giant – How a Changing Climate Triggers Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and Volcanoes. ^[16]
McGuire, W. and Mark Maslin. (eds.) (2012). Climate Forcing of Geological Hazards. Wiley.
McGuire, W. (2008). 'Seven Years to Save the Planet: The Questions and Answers (2008)^[17]
McGuire, W. (2006). Global Catastrophes: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press.
McGuire, W. (2005). Surviving Armageddon: Solutions for a threatened planet. Oxford University Press. ISBN 019280572X

References

^ ^a ^b "Prof Bill McGuire". University College London. Archived from the original on March 2, 2018.
^ "Success of Bridging the Gaps conference - University of Bedfordshire". Archived from the original on 2011-02-27. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
^ "Prof Bill McGuire". University College London. Archived from the original on February 26, 2012.
^ "Home". Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2012-04-27.
^ "Disasters and how to avert them". The Guardian. July 21, 2005.
^ "IPCC summary report on extreme weather and disasters out now". The Conversation. November 20, 2011.
^ "The City Waiting to Die" is the name of a chapter on Tokyo in McGuire's 2003 book, A Guide to the End of the World: Everything You Never Wanted to Know (Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-280452-5, p. 120)
^ Waking the Giant. Oxford University Press. 25 April 2013. ISBN 978-0199678754.
^ "Climate change will shake the earth". The Guardian. February 26, 2012.
^ "Bill McGuire". New Weather Institute. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Expertise". Bill McGuire. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
^ "Bill McGuire's Climate Bombshells". XR Blog. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
^ Team, The (2021-02-01). "Welcoming Special Scientific Advisor:Professor Bill McGuire". The Word Forest Organisation. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
^ Peake, Eleanor (2023-09-23). "How I'm preparing for society to collapse by 2050". The i. Daily Mail and General Trust. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
^ "Books". Bill McGuire. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
^ Waking the Giant: How a changing climate triggers earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes. Oxford University Press. 2012. ISBN 978-0199678754.
^ Seven years to save the planet: The questions and the answers. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 2008. ISBN 978-0297853367.

External links

[UCL-1] "Prof Bill McGuire". University College London. Archived from the original on March 2, 2018.

[2] "Success of Bridging the Gaps conference - University of Bedfordshire". Archived from the original on 2011-02-27. Retrieved 2011-01-05.

[3] "Prof Bill McGuire". University College London. Archived from the original on February 26, 2012.

[4] "Home". Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2012-04-27.

[5] "Disasters and how to avert them". The Guardian. July 21, 2005.

[6] "IPCC summary report on extreme weather and disasters out now". The Conversation. November 20, 2011.

[7] "The City Waiting to Die" is the name of a chapter on Tokyo in McGuire's 2003 book, A Guide to the End of the World: Everything You Never Wanted to Know (Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-280452-5, p. 120)

[WakingtheGiant-8] Waking the Giant. Oxford University Press. 25 April 2013. ISBN 978-0199678754.

[9] "Climate change will shake the earth". The Guardian. February 26, 2012.

[NWI-10] "Bill McGuire". New Weather Institute. Retrieved August 8, 2019.

[Expertise-11] "Expertise". Bill McGuire. Retrieved August 8, 2019.

[12] "Bill McGuire's Climate Bombshells". XR Blog. Retrieved August 8, 2019.

[13] Team, The (2021-02-01). "Welcoming Special Scientific Advisor:Professor Bill McGuire". The Word Forest Organisation. Retrieved 2022-08-02.

[14] Peake, Eleanor (2023-09-23). "How I'm preparing for society to collapse by 2050". The i. Daily Mail and General Trust. Retrieved 2023-08-11.

[Books-15] "Books". Bill McGuire. Retrieved August 8, 2019.

[16] Waking the Giant: How a changing climate triggers earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes. Oxford University Press. 2012. ISBN 978-0199678754.

[17] Seven years to save the planet: The questions and the answers. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 2008. ISBN 978-0297853367.

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+{{Short description|Volcanologist and academic (born 1954)}}
-'''William J. McGuire''' (born 1954) is a [[volcanologist]] and Emeritus Professor of Geophysical & Climate Hazards at [[University College London]]<ref name="UCL">{{cite web|url=http://www.ucl.ac.uk/earth-sciences/people/staff/academic/mcguire|title=Prof Bill McGuire|publisher=University College London| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302232440/http://www.ucl.ac.uk/earth-sciences/people/staff/academic/mcguire | archivedate=March 2, 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>. His main interests include [[volcano]] instability and lateral collapse, the nature and impact of global geophysical events and the [[effects of climate change|effect of climate change]] on [[geological hazard]]s.
+'''William J. McGuire''' (born 1954) is a [[volcanologist]] and Emeritus Professor of Geophysical & Climate Hazards at [[University College London]].<ref name="UCL">{{cite web|url=http://www.ucl.ac.uk/earth-sciences/people/staff/academic/mcguire|title=Prof Bill McGuire|publisher=University College London| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302232440/http://www.ucl.ac.uk/earth-sciences/people/staff/academic/mcguire | archivedate=March 2, 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> His main interests include [[volcano]] instability and lateral collapse, the nature and impact of global geophysical events and the [[effects of climate change|effect of climate change]] on [[geological hazard]]s.
 ==Background==
-McGuire studied at UCL and Luton College of Higher Education, now the [[University of Bedfordshire]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.beds.ac.uk/news/2010/jul/20100713_UoB_conference |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-01-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110227040614/http://www.beds.ac.uk/news/2010/jul/20100713_UoB_conference |archivedate=2011-02-27 }}</ref> and has a PhD in Geology from University College London (1980).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ucl.ac.uk/es/people/staff/academic/mcguire | title=Prof Bill McGuire | publisher=University College London | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226093322/http://www.ucl.ac.uk/es/people/staff/academic/mcguire | archivedate= February 26, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>  He began lecturing in Geology at the [[West London Institute of Higher Education]] in the 1980s, former home of well known TV geologist [[Iain Stewart (geologist)|Iain Stewart]]. He was then appointed Reader at Cheltenham & Gloucester College of Higher Education (now the [[University of Gloucestershire]]), and made it into the university sector in the 1990s when he was appointed Professor of Geohazards and Director of the Aon Benfield UCL Hazard Research Centre at [[University College London]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abuhc.org/Pages/index.aspx |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-04-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321001606/http://www.abuhc.org/Pages/index.aspx |archivedate=2012-03-21 }}</ref> The centre is funded by the insurance industry. He relinquished the Directorship in 2011.
+McGuire studied at UCL and Luton College of Higher Education, now the [[University of Bedfordshire]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.beds.ac.uk/news/2010/jul/20100713_UoB_conference |title=Success of Bridging the Gaps conference - University of Bedfordshire |accessdate=2011-01-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110227040614/http://www.beds.ac.uk/news/2010/jul/20100713_UoB_conference |archivedate=2011-02-27 }}</ref> and has a PhD in Geology from University College London (1980).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ucl.ac.uk/es/people/staff/academic/mcguire | title=Prof Bill McGuire | publisher=University College London | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226093322/http://www.ucl.ac.uk/es/people/staff/academic/mcguire | archivedate= February 26, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>  He began lecturing in Geology at the [[West London Institute of Higher Education]] in the 1980s, former home of well known TV geologist [[Iain Stewart (geologist)|Iain Stewart]]. He was then appointed Reader at Cheltenham & Gloucester College of Higher Education (now the [[University of Gloucestershire]]), and made it into the university sector in the 1990s when he was appointed Professor of Geohazards and Director of the Aon Benfield UCL Hazard Research Centre at [[University College London]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abuhc.org/Pages/index.aspx |title=Home |accessdate=2012-04-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321001606/http://www.abuhc.org/Pages/index.aspx |archivedate=2012-03-21 }}</ref> The centre is funded by the insurance industry. He relinquished the Directorship in 2011.
-He was a member of the UK Government's Natural Hazard Working Group, established by Prime Minister [[Tony Blair]] following the [[2004 Indian Ocean tsunami]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2005/jul/21/7|title=Disasters and how to avert them|newspaper=The Guardian|date=July 21, 2005}}</ref> In 2010 he was member of the [[Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies]] (SAGE), to address problems following the [[2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull|eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull]].<ref name="UCL" /> He contributed to the [[IPCC]] summary report on extreme weather and disasters (2011).<ref>{{cite web|title=IPCC summary report on extreme weather and disasters out now|date=November 20, 2011|url=http://theconversation.com/ipcc-summary-report-on-extreme-weather-and-disasters-out-now-4374|publisher=[[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation]]}}</ref>
+He was a member of the UK Government's Natural Hazard Working Group, established by Prime Minister [[Tony Blair]] following the [[2004 Indian Ocean tsunami]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2005/jul/21/7|title=Disasters and how to avert them|newspaper=The Guardian|date=July 21, 2005}}</ref> In 2010 he was member of the [[Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies]] (SAGE), to address problems following the [[2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull|eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull]].<ref name="UCL" /> He contributed to the [[IPCC]] summary report on [[extreme weather]] and disasters (2011).<ref>{{cite web|title=IPCC summary report on extreme weather and disasters out now|date=November 20, 2011|url=http://theconversation.com/ipcc-summary-report-on-extreme-weather-and-disasters-out-now-4374|publisher=[[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation]]}}</ref>
 McGuire lives in a geologically inactive area, [[Brassington]] in the [[Peak District]],{{fact|date=July 2022}} with his wife and two sons after many years in [[Hampton, Surrey]].
 ==Research and work==
-McGuire is regarded{{by whom|date=July 2022}} as a UK expert on geological disasters including [[supervolcanoes]], [[impact events]], [[tsunamis]] and [[earthquakes]].
+McGuire is regarded as a UK expert on geological disasters including [[supervolcanoes]], [[impact events]], [[tsunamis]] and [[earthquakes]].{{cn|date=July 2022}}
 He described [[Tokyo]] as "the city waiting to die", referring to its placement on a prominent [[geological fault]] that could result in a highly damaging [[earthquake]].<ref>"The City Waiting to Die" is the name of a chapter on Tokyo in McGuire's 2003 book, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=RY-LWN6OdGMC A Guide to the End of the World: Everything You Never Wanted to Know]'' (Oxford University Press, {{ISBN|978-0-19-280452-5}}, p. 120)</ref> McGuire's main research sites are the [[Canary Islands]], [[Mount Etna]], and the [[Yellowstone National Park]] [[supervolcano]] in [[Wyoming]].
-In his latest book, ''Waking the Giant'',<ref name=WakingtheGiant>{{cite book|title=Waking the Giant|url=https://global.oup.com/academic/product/waking-the-giant-9780199678754?cc=nz&lang=en&|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn= 978-0199678754}}</ref> he argues temperature change brought about by [[global warming]] could release pressure from melting ice caps (through [[post-glacial rebound]]) and trigger earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, as well as increased landslides resulting from heavier rainfall.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/feb/26/why-climate-change-shake-earth|publisher=[[The Guardian]]|date=February 26, 2012|title=Climate change will shake the earth}}</ref> See [[Physical impacts of climate change]]
+In his book, ''Waking the Giant'',<ref name=WakingtheGiant>{{cite book|title=Waking the Giant| date=25 April 2013 |url=https://global.oup.com/academic/product/waking-the-giant-9780199678754?cc=nz&lang=en&|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn= 978-0199678754}}</ref> he argues temperature change brought about by [[global warming]] could release pressure from melting ice caps (through [[post-glacial rebound]]) and trigger earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, as well as increased landslides resulting from heavier rainfall.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/feb/26/why-climate-change-shake-earth|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=February 26, 2012|title=Climate change will shake the earth}}</ref> See [[Physical impacts of climate change]]
-McGuire is a Co-Director of the New Weather Institute,<ref name="NWI">{{cite web | url=http://www.newweather.org/about-us/bill-mcguire/ | title=Bill McGuire | publisher=New Weather Institute | accessdate=August 8, 2019}}</ref> a co-op and think-tank "created to accelerate the rapid transition to a fair economy that thrives within planetary boundaries".<ref name="Expertise"/> He blogs for [[Extinction Rebellion]].<ref name="Expertise">{{cite web | url=http://www.billmcguire.co.uk/expertise/index.html | title=Expertise | publisher=Bill McGuire | accessdate=August 8, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://xrblog.org/category/blog-regulars/bill-mcguires-climate-bombshells/ | title=Bill McGuire’s Climate Bombshells | work=XR Blog | accessdate=August 8, 2019}}</ref>
+McGuire is a Co-Director of the New Weather Institute,<ref name="NWI">{{cite web | url=http://www.newweather.org/about-us/bill-mcguire/ | title=Bill McGuire | publisher=New Weather Institute | accessdate=August 8, 2019}}</ref> a co-op and think-tank "created to accelerate the rapid transition to a fair economy that thrives within planetary boundaries".<ref name="Expertise"/> He blogs for [[Extinction Rebellion]]<ref name="Expertise">{{cite web | url=http://www.billmcguire.co.uk/expertise/index.html | title=Expertise | publisher=Bill McGuire | accessdate=August 8, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://xrblog.org/category/blog-regulars/bill-mcguires-climate-bombshells/ | title=Bill McGuire's Climate Bombshells | work=XR Blog | accessdate=August 8, 2019}}</ref> and is a Special Scientific Advisor for [https://www.wordforest.org/ The Word Forest Organisation].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=The |date=2021-02-01 |title=Welcoming Special Scientific Advisor:Professor Bill McGuire |url=https://www.wordforest.org/2021/02/01/welcoming-special-scientific-advisorprofessor-bill-mcguire/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=The Word Forest Organisation |language=en-GB}}</ref>
+In September 2023 McGuire appeared in British newspaper the [[i (newspaper)|''i'']] stating the economy and society would collapse by 2050 following riots due to lack of food, in part brought about by climate change. He likened the scenario to "the Wild West" with "gangs roaming the countryside".<ref>{{cite news |last=Peake |first=Eleanor |date=2023-09-23 |title=How I'm preparing for society to collapse by 2050 |url=http://www.inews.co.uk|publisher=Daily Mail and General Trust |work=The i |access-date=2023-08-11|ref=none}}</ref>
 ==Media appearances==
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 McGuire has written several academic and popular books on geohazards, earth sciences and geology, including:<ref name="Books">{{cite web | url=http://www.billmcguire.co.uk/books/index.html | title=Books | publisher=Bill McGuire | accessdate=August 8, 2019}}</ref>
+* McGuire, W. (2022). ''Hothouse Earth: An Inhabitant’s Guide''.  Icon. ISBN 1785789201
-* ''Waking the Giant – How a Changing Climate Triggers Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and Volcanoes'' (2012)<ref>{{cite book|publisher=Oxford University Press|ISBN=0199678758|year=2012|title=Waking the Giant: How a changing climate triggers earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes}}</ref>
+* Simms, A. and W. McGuire (eds.). (2019). ''Knock Three Times: 28 modern folk tales for a world in trouble''. New Weather Institute. ISBN 0995662355
-* ''Seven Years to Save the Planet: The Questions and Answers'' (2008)<ref>{{cite book|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|ISBN=0297853368|year=2008|title=Seven years to save the planet: The questions and the answers}}</ref>
+* McGuire, W. (2012). ''Waking the Giant – How a Changing Climate Triggers Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and Volcanoes''. <ref>{{cite book|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0199678754|year=2012|title=Waking the Giant: How a changing climate triggers earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes}}</ref>
+* McGuire, W. and [[Mark Maslin]]. (eds.) (2012). ''Climate Forcing of Geological Hazards''. Wiley.
+* McGuire, W. (2008). 'Seven Years to Save the Planet: The Questions and Answers'' (2008)<ref>{{cite book|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|isbn=978-0297853367|year=2008|title=Seven years to save the planet: The questions and the answers}}</ref>
+* McGuire, W. (2006). ''Global Catastrophes: A Very Short Introduction.'' Oxford University Press.
+* McGuire, W. (2005). ''Surviving Armageddon: Solutions for a threatened planet''. Oxford University Press. ISBN 019280572X
 ==References==
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