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Cli-fi (or "cli fi") is short for climate fiction, a genre that themes fictional climatic settings. Cli-fi novels and films are often set in either the present or the near or distant future, but they can also be set in the past. Many cli-fi works raise awareness about the major threats that climate change and global warming present to life on Earth.
History and origin
The term "cli-fi" was popularized by climate activist Danny Bloom [1] and Wired reporter Scott Thill.[2][3] Margaret Atwood sent out in a tweet about cli-fi in 2011.[4] In December 2012, American climatologist Judith Curry wrote about the term on her blog, "Climate Etc." Bernie Bulkin, Former Chief Scientist of BP; Chair, the UK Office of Renewable Energy, writing for the Huffington Post, also published a piece on cli-fi in November 2013: "'Cli-fi: one answer to a climate problem'."
The Drowned World (1962) by J.G. Ballard is often cited as one of the first cli-fi novels,[5] although it is not about global warming (i.e. man-made) rather from natural solar radiation (i.e. climate change).
Examples in literature
- The Drowned World (1962) by J.G. Ballard
- State of Fear (2004) by Michael Crichton
- The Windup Girl (2009) by Paolo Bacigalupi
- Finitude (2009) by Hamish MacDonald
- Seal Intestine Raincoat (2009) by Rosie Chard
- The Sea and Summer (1987) by George Turner
- Solar (2010) by Ian McEwan
- Flight Behavior (2012) by Barbara Kingsolver
- A Friend of the Earth (2000) by T.C. Boyle
- Odds Against Tomorrow (2013) by Nathaniel Rich
- The Admiral (2014) by James R. Gilbert
- "The Climate Change Murders: A Romantic Suspense Novel," [Kindle Edition, 2014,ASIN: B00ILX9EJQ[6]
References
- ^ Merchant, Brian (June 1, 2013). "Behold the Rise of Dystopian 'Cli-Fi'". VICE - Motherboard. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ http://www.wired.com/2009/09/review-the-age-of-stupid-gets-smart-on-enviropocalypse
- ^ http://archive.wired.com/underwire/2010/12/syfy-ice-quake
- ^ http://pcillu101.blogspot.com/2013/04/ecotopian-fiction.html
- ^ http://judithcurry.com/2012/12/23/cli-fi/
- ^ "The Climate Change Murders: A Romantic Suspense Novel," [Kindle Edition, 2014,ASIN: B00ILX9EJQ
External links
- Washington Post: Oped on rise of cli-fi
- NPR radio broadcast April 2013: Climate Change Has Created New Literary Genre
- 'Cliffies' Awards to Honor Cli-Fi Films
- Cli Fi Rising to New Hollywood Heights
- TIME magazine: Summer Cli-Fi Thrillers
- NYT - College Classes Use Art to Brace for Climate Change
- Climate change inspires a new literary genre: cli-fi
- Climate Etc.
- Thanks to TeleRead and NPR, 'Cli-fi' is now an official literary term
- Joe Romm reviews Korean-helmed cli fi movie at ThinkProgress