Set your story in a world living with the consequences of a climate apocalypse.

Posted in Science Fiction on Jul 10, 2021

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“Beyond the Dome” by Emmanuelle Shemko

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The horizon was a stunning green, a blinding sight after walking for days through the Death Zone - a depressing desert of smog and dust. We couldn't tell if it was a true oasis or a cruel trick of the mind. Still, we ran towards it, crawling over top of one another while maneuvering across what was now the destroyed and crumpled society that came before the Nuclear Holocaust. … The year is 2105, and the council sent us to save the world - the dying, practically dead world. The world has almost entirely run out of...

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“130 000” by Syl L

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He would see her again. He knew that, felt it in his heart. He would pour his heart and soul into his work, contribute enough, so that the next 50 000 could be revived. She had to be on that list. She was a botanist, and a renowned and well-respected one at that. He didn't understand why she didn't make it into the 130 000, but he knew that she would definitely be in at least the next 50 000. He studied the data on the screen before him, and felt a spark of hope. The biosphere integrity index had risen, and the global surface temperatu...

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“Thirst Forever” by Elizabeth Etzwiler

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Water? There’s no water? Why’s there no water? How are we supposed to go on living without water? All these questions kept swirling around as we were gathered at the local town church. At the time, I unfortunately, was the “Peacekeeper” I would call it since I had to handle the hard stuff like these questions. How can little old me the local town cop keep peace with no water for all these people? I know that a little town like Archabalm holding 75 people...

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“The Last Meteorologist” by Joshie Nygaard

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I walked through the large glass doors, the peeling KLVC Las Vegas stencil now barely visible. I was greeted by a blast of hot air and the overpowering scent of industrial grade candles and sweat. I paused in the entryway, allowing my eyes to adjust to the gloom. Like any commercial building, the National Environmental Responsibility Agency (the agency created when NASA was dismantled and their scientists re-tasked with solving the impending climate disaster) had retrofitted the radio station with solar panels and a micro wind farm on the ro...

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“silent earth” by Dulani Chandima

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Embla and Elk are a research couple. The couple worked in a genetic laboratory. The couple had devoted their entire lives to research did. Embla and Elk were married in a romantic relationship. Embla graduated with a degree in Biology and landed a job at the Genetic Research Institute. Embla graduated with a degree in Biology and landed a job at the Genetic Research Institute. She originally worked as a research assistant under a young scientist named Elk. Embla was a gifted student and her support for Elk 's research was overwhelming. Elk's...

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“Together we survive” by Milcah Penaflorida

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A news was suddenly reported that the entire world is now having a climate apocalypse that was cause by some unknown creatures. Students from a highschool building began to panicked except Margary and Kin. The two are still sitting at their perspective chairs. "Can you stop staring at me? What is wrong with you?" Margary suddenly said and Kin replied, "I'm just making sure you're not fine cause I like it when you're suffering." Margary teleported to Kin and punch Kin then he teleported back to her sit and just looking at the students ou...

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“The Surface ” by K A

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“Suit up!” Auntie Rosa threw my Surface suit at me as I walked into the decontamination area of the bunker. She was never the type of person to say she ‘needed to speak with me’ so I knew whatever it was, it was important. However, asking to speak with me while out on a Surface collection pilgrimage was something insane. Despite my concerns, I put my Surface suit over my bunker clothes and zipped myself up. She had already grabbed the masks. “Mia, don’t forget to change your clothes as soon as you get back.” I rolled my eyes. I checke...

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“Bunkersville Bride” by Taylor F

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I’m not a person who usually asks for much. I’m patient while waiting in the usually hours-long weekly rations line, letting little old ladies cut in front if need be; I offer what extra time I have to coworkers low on their quota; I even give any extra rations to the neighbors if they're struggling. If you need a favor, I’m usually on the top of people’s lists. But this is where I cross the line.Back before all this shit happened, you could watch all of those reality television shows, “90 Day Fiance,” “Married at First Sight,” “Hell’s ...

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“A Mother's Wrath” by Ella Mell

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I ROAMED AROUND the place I once called paradise. My chest became stuffy as I watch the people run here and thereㅡanxiousㅡ. Gone the bright morning sun that kisses me everyday. Gone the hypnotizing aroma of Mr. Tony's newly-baked bagel that makes me get out of bed even before my mom yells my whole name for over a hundredth time.I bit my lips, trying to suppressed my tears from falling again. I'm starving and my throat hurts due to dryness. I don't even know what time it is already. The whole place is gloomy and spooky, precluding me from dis...

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“I Missed You” by Nuala Roberts

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A red ribbon looks up at me from the dust, the silk looking like spilled blood. I pick it up gingerly, as if it might fall apart from the slightest touch, and tie my hair back slowly. There isn't much here but broken fragments of metal and glass. I secure my bulky, makeshift gloves and drop the fragments of glass into a small metal box. Then I begin to shift through the shards of metal, looking for the weakest, softest metals. Tin, a bit of aluminium and a bit of lead. I plop them into my worn canvas bag, the letters long faded, and continu...

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“1000 Feet Under” by Lisa Hills

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“Faust, hurry! We’re gonna miss The Lift!” Maldi scampered across the cramped dirt path, dodging limbs and bags in every direction, all the while pulling her less-enthusiastic brother behind her. The air was steaming hot just like any other day, and Maldi’s cooling patches were starting to lose their effect. She made a mental note to change them once she got to school. People grumbled as Maldi squeezed her way to the front of the crowd, waving her hand at the officer who was about to close the heavy metal gate to a giant cage.&...

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“The Drawing” by Erika Dudley

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We haven’t seen the sun in 583 days. That includes this day, the day where we know if our family gets picked to go. Some families were rich enough to pay for a spot on the ship. Some had connections. I even heard a rumor that one family had hired a man to slip more tickets into the drawing with their name on it, so that they would have better chances. I wouldn’t be surprised if it were true. Hundreds of us stood in the yard in front of the capitol, in the freezing cold, suitcases and bags in hand, ready to go if our name was called. All that...

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“Beyond Belief” by Richard Radcliffe

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It’s been fifty-five days since the Annihilation happened. The earth beings faced unimaginable destruction which caused the extinction of living organisms. Fifty-five percent of all living organisms went extinct. Unending darkness and a grim silence spread all over the world. The whole world looked like a grave. Everything shattered. There is no place to live, no food, no water. Most of the forests were devastated; oxygen is not normal. A group of armed people named “S.O.A.”, which means “Survivors of Annihilation”. They went on a search to ...

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“When the Sky Stopped Crying” by Eve Pen

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My brother told me the sky was once blue. He said that he used to go and look up at a beautiful light blue sea, with fluffy clouds to top it off. He said the ocean was once blue too and that it didn't try and kill you when you got near it. He said he used to swim in it before the world gave up. My brother said some nice, crazy things. And I believed him. Of course he wasn’t actually my brother. None of the people I called family were actually my blood. My father died on death day, my mother had me two months later and...

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“From Utopia to Dystopia” by Gautam Prakash

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Among the billions of universes existed a planet known by the name Earth-717. This planet is one of the most beautiful and the only one which supports life. The planet was doing fine until humans started to walk amongst other species and tried to play God. Her name is Isabel Shannon and this is the story from the year 3011. Isabel sat on a bench at a hospital with her eyes closed and a wet napkin beside her. She lifted her legs and sat in a criss-cross manner to avoid her legs being wet from the floodwaters beneath. Her red eyes could ...

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Set your story in a world living with the consequences of a climate apocalypse.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 134 stories

“Beyond the Dome” by Emmanuelle Shemko

“130 000” by Syl L

“Thirst Forever” by Elizabeth Etzwiler

“The Last Meteorologist” by Joshie Nygaard

“silent earth” by Dulani Chandima

“Together we survive” by Milcah Penaflorida

“The Surface ” by K A

“Bunkersville Bride” by Taylor F

“A Mother's Wrath” by Ella Mell

“I Missed You” by Nuala Roberts

“1000 Feet Under” by Lisa Hills

“The Drawing” by Erika Dudley

“Beyond Belief” by Richard Radcliffe

“When the Sky Stopped Crying” by Eve Pen

“From Utopia to Dystopia” by Gautam Prakash

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story that weaves together multiple lives through their connection to a particular tree.

Write a story in which an endangered species (of plant or animal) plays a central role.

Write about a community that worships Mother Nature.

Start your story with someone sitting on a crowded train and end it with them looking out over beautiful natural scenery.

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