![]() ![]() ![]() They also happen to be terrific books, the climate apocalypse need not be boring or more importantly need not be about the last dregs of humanity scrabbling around for food and resources. New York 2140 (Kim Stanley Robinson), Austral (Paul McAuley) and Clade (James Bradley) are three recent, off the top of my head examples that consider possible outcomes and solutions. What I’m finding interesting though is the way authors are taking these gloom and doom predictions and speculating how we might adapt as a species during and after the ecological shit hits the fan. ![]() That’s fair enough, unless you’re a denialist, or so optimistic you believe we can pull ourselves out of the mire through technology, you need to acknowledge that of all the threats that face us as a species, it’s the big one. There’s a 98.7% chance (stat not verified) that a science fiction story set on Earth in the near to medium-distant future will, in some way, involve the effects of climate change. ![]()
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