The Surge -- Jeevan Vasagar on How We Can Protect Ourselves From A World of Floods.
Join us online at 6.30pm as the author and journalist gives a free lecture on the subject of his book, The Surge. Please register to attend below.
Photograph of Jeevan Vasagar by Christian Jungeblodt
Image courtesy of NASA
Jeevan Vasagar is the author of THE SURGE, about floods and how they have shaped humanity, which was published by HarperCollins in 2026.
His first book LION CITY, about Singapore, was published by Little, Brown in 2021. He is an editor at The Observer, where his work focuses on the environment and climate change. He is a former Singapore correspondent for the Financial Times, where he covered flows of illicit money, a dynastic feud in the ruling family and why Singapore's children are so good at maths.
Before joining the FT, he was a reporter for the Guardian, including stints as education editor and Nairobi correspondent.
PLEASE REGISTER TO ATTEND
To confirm your wish to attend this free talk, and to receive the zoom link, please email us via communications@guildofstgeorge.org.uk
READ THE BOOK IN ADVANCE
We warmly encourage anyone planning to attend this talk to read Jeevan's book in advance. Here is the Bookshop.org link for THE SURGE but it's available on all platforms including Amazon and Waterstones.
