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The birth of "cli-fi": Books that tackle climate change
2015-02-03 21:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Minnesota Public Radio: A new genre of hyphenated fiction has emerged out of the melting ice caps. "Cli-fi," short for "climate fiction," pits man against the extremes of a changing environment. "Cli-fi" movies have already clobbered the box office, with recent hits like "Interstellar" and "Snowpiercer." These "cli-fi" books bring extreme weather to life on the page. "Flight Behavior" by Barbara Kingsolver Beloved novelist Kingsolver turns her eye on climate change in a suspenseful tale set in isolated Appalachia....
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