In the distant future, some say the near future, North American, northern Asia, and Europe will see millions of climate refugees from the southern lands trekking northward, and the entire Lower 48 might be under threat from the devastating impacts of "climate chaos" from the rising sea levels to a scary scarcity of food, fuel, and shelter. Polar City Red is the story of a family seeking refuge in the frozen north, discovering a hidden city deep in the old Alaska Territory; a city made up of outcasts, scientists, farmers, militia, and a very special eccentric hunter. Polar City Red is set in an imagined Alaska in the year 2075. But it could just as well be Tokyo or Oslo or Berlin. Global warming is borderless, and so are our fears.
"A thought experiment that might prod people of their comfort zone on climate. Planning a good retreat is always a good measure of generalship. The retreat will be toward the poles."
New York Times
"We cannot regard the future of the civilized world in the same way as we see our personal futures. The planet may have already passed the tipping point on global warming. Is it already too late? Are the well-intentioned preservaton campaigns just feel-good window dressing?"
James Lovelock, CBE, FRS, author of Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth (2000)
"We're seeing the collapse of the Arctic sea ice. In 2011 alone, planet Earth lost an area of Arctic ice twice the size of British Colombia. The impact of the entire global climate system will be enormous. The Arctic sea ice is the canary in the coal mine, and the canary is almost dead."
Dr. Michael Byers, Professor of Politics and International Law at the University of British Colombia
Genre: Science Fiction
"A thought experiment that might prod people of their comfort zone on climate. Planning a good retreat is always a good measure of generalship. The retreat will be toward the poles."
New York Times
"We cannot regard the future of the civilized world in the same way as we see our personal futures. The planet may have already passed the tipping point on global warming. Is it already too late? Are the well-intentioned preservaton campaigns just feel-good window dressing?"
James Lovelock, CBE, FRS, author of Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth (2000)
"We're seeing the collapse of the Arctic sea ice. In 2011 alone, planet Earth lost an area of Arctic ice twice the size of British Colombia. The impact of the entire global climate system will be enormous. The Arctic sea ice is the canary in the coal mine, and the canary is almost dead."
Dr. Michael Byers, Professor of Politics and International Law at the University of British Colombia
Genre: Science Fiction
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