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Interview: Dr. James Hansen, Part 1
Dr. James Hansen is a climate scientist for NASA and the author of the book, 'Storms Of My Grandchildren.' (Photo courtesy of Bloomsbury USA)
James Hansen is the author of 'The Storms Of My Grandchildren: The Truth About The Coming Climate Catastrophe And Our Last Chance To Save Humanity.' He's been a climate scientist for NASA and was the first scientist to testify before Congress about climate change. In the book, Hansen wrote about climate change, 'We seem oblivious to the danger, unaware how close we may be... to our demise.' Lester Graham talked to Hansen and noted that we don't often hear strong language like that from scientists:
Listen to the complete interview
NASA's biography of Dr. Hansen
Producer: Lester Graham
Release Date: February 2, 2010
Running Time: 3:25