January 4, 2007: Extreme Climate Change - Whitley Strieber

Art Bell welcomes author Whitley Strieber to discuss the accelerating pace of extreme climate change. Before the interview, Art replays the legendary recording of a man who flew his homemade Long-EZ airplane directly into restricted Area 51 airspace in 1997, narrating the encounter live as an F-16 scrambled to intercept him.

Strieber explains that what the media calls global warming is more accurately described as sudden climate change, the phenomenon they predicted in their co-authored novel Superstorm. He points to January tornadoes in Louisiana, record winds in Montana reaching 167 miles per hour, snowless Alps, and 70-degree temperatures in New Jersey as evidence that weather systems have become chaotic. Strieber reveals that 10 of the 12 great ocean currents driving the Gulf Stream have stopped flowing, with only two remaining active.

The conversation turns to Peruvian glaciers where scientists found temperate plants quick-frozen in under five minutes, still green 5,200 years later, suggesting sudden catastrophic climate shifts have occurred before. Strieber also discusses his personal experiences with the Greys, noting that the encounters stopped when he moved from New York, and considers the possibility that these beings may be visitors from humanity's own future.