Thomas M. Kostigen is a New York Times bestselling author and journalist who appears regularly on television, including the Today Show, Mornings with Al, The Weather Channel, CNN’s Erin Burnett, MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Entertainment Tonight, the 700 Club, Fox News, Hallmark’s Home & Family, KTLA, CNBC, among many other outlets.

He founded USA Today’s Climate Survivalist column and received the prestigious Louis J. Battan author of the year award for his National Geographic book on extreme climate preparedness. He is a global ambassador for Live Prepared, for which he produces and hosts an educational video series, and has reported from war zones to the world’s wonders across five continents. A former columnist for Dow Jones and editor at Bloomberg News, he frequently writes for major publications, including Time Inc.‘s Departures, National Geographic, Discover, Men’s Health, Best Life, The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, the Huffington Post, and The Washington Post, among many others.

His nonfiction books include, The Green Book: The Everyday Guide to Saving the Planet One Simple Step at a Time ; You Are Here: Exposing the Vital Links Between What We Do and What That Does to The Planet ; The Green Blue Book: The Simple Water-Savings Guide to Everything in Your Life ; The Big Handout; and National Geographic’s Extreme Weather Survival Guide. He is also the author of an award-winning children’s book and the novels Golden Dawn and Fatwa.