The 2084 report : an oral history of the great warming / James Lawrence Powell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Powell, James Lawrence, 1936- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Global warming--Fiction.

Global warming.

Human beings--Effect of climate on--Fiction.

Human beings.

Human beings--Effect of climate on.

Genre:

Alternative histories (Fiction)

Science fiction.

Fiction.

Physical Description:

224 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

Revised and expanded second edition.

First Atria hardcover edition.

Other Title:

Two thousand and eighty four report

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Atria Books, an imprint of SImon & Schuster, Inc., 2020.

Summary:

"This vivid, terrifying, and galvanizing novel reveals our future world after previous generations failed to halt climate change-perfect for fans of The Drowned World and World War Z. 2084: Global warming has proven worse than even the direst predictions scientists had made at the turn of the century. No country-and no one-has remained unscathed. Through interviews with scientists, political leaders, and citizens around the globe, this riveting oral history describes in graphic detail the irreversible effects the Great Warming has had on humankind and the planet. In short chapters about topics like sea level rise, drought, migration, war, and more, The 2084 Report brings global warming to life, revealing a new reality in which Rotterdam doesn't exist, Phoenix has no electricity, and Canada is part of the United States. From wars over limited resources to the en masse migrations of entire countries and the rising suicide rate, the characters describe other issues they are confronting in the world they share with the next two generations. Simultaneously fascinating and frightening, The 2084 Report will inspire you to start conversations and take action"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 DROUGHT AND FIRE

Morocco in Switzerland

Phoenix Descending

Fire in the Greenhouse

Dry Down Under

The Other Side of Paradise

pt. 2 FLOODING

A Wonderful Town

Miami Blues

Bangladesh: Geography as Destiny

Goodbye Big Easy

Three Gorges

pt. 3 SEA LEVEL RISE

Pearl of the Mediterranean

House Upon the Sand I

House Upon the Sand II

Tuvalu

The Fall of Rotterdam

pt. 4 ICE

A Fragile Contradiction

Impermanent Frost

Nanuk

pt. 5 WAR

The Four-Day War

The Indus War

O Canada

Blue Nile Runs Red

pt. 6 FASCISM AND MIGRATION

America First

Bad Fences, Bad Neighbors

pt. 7 HEALTH

Century of Death

Death with Dignity

pt. 8 SPECIES

The Green Ringtail Possum

pt. 9 A WAY OUT

Look to Sweden I

Look to Sweden II.

Notes:

First edition published in 2011.

Other Format:

Online version: Powell, James Lawrence, 1936- 2084 report

ISBN:

9781982150211

1982150211

OCLC:

1154072811

Publisher Number:

99985365929