What will it take for world leaders to get ahead of climate change? Science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson gamed out the scenarios, and the message is both frightening and hopeful.
Kim Stanley Robinson, one of the most acclaimed living science fiction writers, is done with deep space narratives. His focus now is on solving real problems — like climate change.
New Orleans is gone; so is Florida. Oil is outlawed, and the nation is plunged into a second civil war marked by disease and desperate refugees. Climate fiction is a growing genre that might help readers grapple with their anxieties - or add to them.
Jeff VanderMeer on 'Annihilation,' climate change, and environmentalism