An Intro To ‘Cli-Fi’ (Climate Change Fiction)
By Char Daston

An Intro To ‘Cli-Fi’ (Climate Change Fiction)
By Char DastonAs people become more and more aware of the impact of climate change, authors have begun working the topic into their storylines. Climate Change Fiction, or “Cli-Fi,” has become an increasingly popular genre as writers imagine how rising sea levels and warmer temperatures could affect people and places in the future.
Joining the Morning Shift with more details on Cli-Fi is Sarah Dimick. She’s a Postdoctoral Fellow in Environmental Humanities at Northwestern University, and she specializes in literature about climate change.
GUEST: Sarah Dimick, Postdoctoral Fellow in Environmental Humanities, Northwestern University
LEARN MORE: Burning Worlds, a monthly column on Climate Change Fiction in the Chicago Review of Books