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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“The Reality of the Climate Apocalypse” by Chris Soe

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It had been 15 years since the beginning of the climate apocalypse. Today, there are few human beings living on planet Earth. The world had changed drastically over the 15 years. It hadn’t changed technologically, and instead, it’s now almost uninhabitable. The increase in temperature, the rise of sea levels, and the damage in the ozone layer was all but small parts of this change. It all started with global warming. People knew about it. But it was left unattended for far too long. Politicians denied global warming, saying we won’t have to...

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“Someday” by Elizabeth D

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Jessie rested her hand against the window pane, running her fingers along the peeling white paint as she stared at dry fields. Brittle brown stalks withered in the bright noon sun, shrinking from searing rays. The once green plants of spring had folded in on themselves three months ago, before true summer had even begun. Wind picked up dust, sprinkling it against the glass, rustling the fields, which from the angle of the first story of the house, seemed to go on endlessly in all directions. She knew the fields were not infinite and that the...

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“The Ark of Regrets” by J D

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The holo-banner above my bed wrote 4PEM, Past Earth Meridiem. I crawled out of the bunk. I dressed myself in the white and grey uniforms for the crew on the Ark. The Ark is a ship designed and built by a company called Gutemaya. It was made to colonize Trappist-1 e and preserve our species. Life on a colonial ship fleeing Earth isn’t so bad. Every year we rotate between sets of crew members who secure the ship and keep it operational. This ensures that we all don't collectively go insane or use too many resources awake. Of course, it wou...

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“The walk” by Yash Agarwal

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My mother always said that whenever I’ll find myself alone, mother of all would help me fight against my loneliness. But now when I look up to her, I see her in despair. Carrying the loads of millions, fighting for us, caring for us. She told about the time when the blessings of the nature god healed every wound on our mother. She told me how they use to dance in rain before acid took over it. When I walk out today, wrapping my face for oxygen, I see a dog walking on three legs searching for garbage on road to eat. Back in t...

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“The Last Lap” by Austin McCreary

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I wander the streets of the once called New York City, it used to bustle with people, tossing me around left and right as I made my way to school. The crowded streets, the yelling, the sirens, it was all gone, now I walk alone, no yelling at Taxis to stop as I cross the street, no shooing off birds that were picking at the food I ate It was dark, cold, and lonely now. The tallest of the towers had collapsed, the cars were up in flames giving off a light that would have had me in awe but now is just ominous. I stare at the glow of the f...

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“Outside” by Lesley McGill

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‘Outside.’ I’d never seen the sky. They told us it was a blue cloth draped over the world holding the burning monster that had driven us deep under the earth. My life lay underneath. The grottos shaped from rock cradled us against ‘The Outside’. My school was in Cave 3, a round open space here we sat, and listened, scratched our answers on stones. “Well done Ayana that’s correct.” “Please miss what were the trees like? Tell me again.” She sat beside me and drew in the dust....

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“WRATH OF EARTH” by YASHI YADAV

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WRATH OF EARTH “RUN , RUN ,RUN , RUN OTHERWISE WE WILL BE IN DANGER”. Do not stress your mind by reading these lines because these lines are now familiar to our ears. We live in a world where nothing is normal . Now do not confuse your mind by thinking that we are aliens having superpowers . We are normal humans but not living in a normal World. We are living on a earth but not on a peaceful earth. It is an earth which you can not imagine in your wild...

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“The Last Storyteller” by Elize Volschenk

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Disclaimer: This story involves animal cruelty and psychological abuse. The room had filled with children so fast. Hope watched as a space that was usually cold and unfriendly became alive and a small smile stretched her wrinkled face. There was very little that caused her happiness in her old age, but a room filled with excited, happy children would always give her joy. They just seemed to make everything brighter, even if the only colors they carried with them were that of their eyes and hair, their little grey jumpsuits blending togethe...

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“Jimmy” by George Puscuta

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…rd! This is so weird! This is so weird! This is so weird! This is so weird! I feel like my heart’s going to explode if this doesn’t happen soon. Ooohhh! I should never have agreed to this. What was I thinking? This is so weird! Ok, Jim! Just relax! Relax! This will be over soon! Just hold on, relax and it will be over soon. Breathe! That’s it, breathe. One, two, three, four! Breathe! One, two, three, four! Breeeeatheeee! Remember the exercise that you taught yourself, Jimmy boy! Come on now! Five things you see! Five things I see! What do I...

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“THE CHANGE” by Julia Corliss

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The plates of the family’s plant-based dinner had been cleared away. The crumbs ritually left on their plates were scattered by the Child outside in the field as a gift to the feathered ones waiting in the trees that ringed the field. When the Child finished this chore, she joined her parents in the family story area in front of the fire lit for the evening’s review of values. The value of the interconnectedness of all life was the main topic of review. They discussed this Truth. The discussion ended with the Mother singing a song she h...

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“Day of Sun” by Ash Hanneson

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I lay on my bed staring at the ceiling wide awake. Sighing I glanced at my clock, 5:58... so close. I promised myself I wouldn’t get up before 6:00 am. Today was far too important to be sleep-deprived, I had to be at my best. The second hand in my clock ticked so slowly, seeming to mock me in the anticipation. “That’s it!” I declared to my empty room, “I’m getting up!” Leaping out of bed, I knocked over my clock with satisfaction and watched it fall to the ground. The last Day of Sun had been a decade ago, I was only 12 at the time. In...

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“Semitam poenitentia virtus potestas (When repentance is the path and hope is the ability)” by Ana Sharma

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Semitam poenitentia virtus potestas (When repentance is the path and hope is the ability) BY ANA SHARMA “And there were we, with skyscrapers meeting skies filled with blessed water, land full of grass and growth, men with men in harmony and harm, miracles happened, the unscrupulous unveiled and justice got its way no not by us but by this long tortured soil we call home - earth. Revenge or revolt, it’s your way, but for me it was indeed revenge taken by this unique, lonely planet amongst the seemingly infinite universe. It was the home fro...

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“Global disaster” by James Mckinley

Submitted to Contest #90

Congressman Langstrom looked out the window of his Oklahoma home. The arid dry land that could be seen for miles was covered in tumble weeds. He took a drink from his water bottle with the filter on top to make doubly sure that no contaminates such as micro dust particles were consumed. The water tasted like a hospital surgical ward he thought. He could remember back in 2025 when water had a certain quality that was pleasing, now anything you drink has to be filtered and rigorously tested to make sure you don’t get sick. He hit the button on...

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“Hope” by Ian Crombie

Submitted to Contest #90

Tracy opened her eyes. She stared into the blackness at the smooth rock ceiling she knew lay seven feet above where a mound of blankets and pillows were gathered, forming her bed. She sat up, reaching across the darkness to switch on the oil lamp. The flame lit and the cramped room filled with light, casting long shadows across the cave wall and floor, bouncing off the various items cluttered around her sleeping area. Cans of food, mostly expired, were stacked unevenly in a corner. Tracy made her way to the cans, passing by an assortment of ...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 134 stories

“The Reality of the Climate Apocalypse” by Chris Soe

“Someday” by Elizabeth D

“The Ark of Regrets” by J D

“The walk” by Yash Agarwal

“The Last Lap” by Austin McCreary

“Outside” by Lesley McGill

“WRATH OF EARTH” by YASHI YADAV

“The Last Storyteller” by Elize Volschenk

“Jimmy” by George Puscuta

“THE CHANGE” by Julia Corliss

“Day of Sun” by Ash Hanneson

“Semitam poenitentia virtus potestas (When repentance is the path and hope is the ability)” by Ana Sharma

“Global disaster” by James Mckinley

“Hope” by Ian Crombie

🌟 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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