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Cultures worldwide are awash with tales of great floods. What can they tell us about the reality of a wetter world?
Almost a century ago, New Zealand and Australia were at the forefront of an environmental crisis that forewarned of humanity’s global impact – erosion. It left its mark on culture.
It was funny at the time — but rereading Ben Elton’s 1989 bestselling satirical novel Stark today is profoundly unsettling.
These seven cli-fi novels will get you fired up for action.
Climate change was once considered ‘too slow’ for great storytelling. Now, long-form novels are struggling to keep up with breakdown.
Climate scientists often bombard their audiences with facts and figures - a method of communication that often doesn’t work. Perhaps this is where cli-fi can step in, with its compelling characters and just slightly embellished science.
While many people are willing to happily gamble with pharmaceuticals, which may offer the most trivial of benefits, they are not ready to believe the facts on climate change.
A researcher on sea level rise and climate change impacts reviews Kim Stanley Robinson’s new novel, ‘New York 2140,’ which envisions the city’s future in the face of extreme sea-level rise.
Climate disaster films are an emerging genre that reflect people’s desire to cope with a changing planet through art. How will they affect public attitudes on climate change?
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Honorary Research Fellow, English and Cultural Studies, The University of Western Australia
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Chief Investigator on the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes; ARC Future Fellow, UNSW Sydney
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Reader in English Literature, University of Surrey
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Professor of Philosophy, Maryland Institute College of Art
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Director of External Research for frank, College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida
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Professor, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, and Director, Rutgers Institute of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Rutgers University
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Director, Center for Public Interest Communications, University of Florida
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Senior Lecturer in English, Massey University
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University Senior Lecturer in English Literature, University of Cambridge
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DPhil Candidate in Contemporary English Literature, University of Oxford
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Honorary Research Associate, The University of Western Australia
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Lecturer in English Literature, Swansea University
