Using Fiction and Non-Fiction Strategies To Understand Climate Change (Essay Sample)

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Climate Change and Climate Change Fiction
Introduction
"A narrative works off of both data and emotions, which is significantly more effective in engaging a listener than data alone. Jennifer Aaker, a professor of marketing at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, says that people remember information when it is weaved into narratives "up to 22 times more than facts alone" (The Psychological Comforts of Storytelling). Despite the out-loud call by the environmental specialist to stop climatic change are still 215 companies in the United States out of the 500 companies that have not set any standards to reduce emission (Bacigalupi 511). Most organizations have tout commitments towards reducing pollution, yet none have clear plans on the execution. The oil companies, for instance, have blocked various initiatives that are key in tackling climate change instead of shifting their resources to renewable energy programs (Bacigalupi 511). ExxonMobil is one of the companies acknowledging the various threats associated with climate change for decades now. However, it has never taken any accountability towards their contribution to climatic change. Instead, the company has spent millions in marketing campaigns that mislead the public about their contribution to the cause of climatic change. A child born today faces a high health risk to the immune system due to air pollution, environmental pollutants, and heightened temperature. Some other impacts of climatic change include wildfires, especially the ones seen in California.
When the profit gained from damaging the environment is more beneficial than the preservation of the environment, the use of fiction is the most potent tool in framing various conversations towards climatic change through a visualization of the future. Some of the well-known great works of climatic fiction comprise the Oryx and Crake and New York 2140. The fictions are speculated towards envisioned future caused by the accelerated climatic change of the worst challenges that the various environmental specialists face ending climatic change. It sounds abstract to people who have not witnessed the climatic change effects. The imminent threat that is caused by the climatic change currently, in most cases, is made through fiction to appear like a problem that is future or that shall affect the next generation. One of Sheffield's metaphors claims that 'science fiction is a tool that conceals the human reality and makes human beings question themselves.' Thus, this work focuses on understanding what the various fiction writers add to the understanding of Climatic Change and its impact and the literature tools used by the fiction writer to amplify, illustrate, and communicate the impact of climate change. Understanding the various ways in which the fiction writers have added a lot of impact to the discussion of Climatic Change and its impact, through the use of various tools, by amplifying, communicating, and illustrating the impact of climatic change
Overview of the Climatic Change Zeroing on Water Sources
Climatic change acts on the various water sources, which creates conflicts among the people, government, and wealth disparity. Grady grammage, 'Arizona from the very beginning has had a chip on its shoulder about the Colorado River. Owen, one of the environmental specialists, outlined the Grandy quote in one of the conversations the two people had. The conversation depicted that the Colorado and Arizona should get at least as much water as California enjoys it since the Colorado River flows through Arizona, for three hundred miles to the river, with various tributaries from Arizona into Colorado.
Conflicts among communities
Climatic change has caused various changes in the environment. Human lives have also stretched their arms to causing conflicts among various communities—one of the affected natural commodes that have brought many conflicts in the water bodies. When a water body or source, including lakes, and rivers flows across different borders, the communities always protest for the source's rightful ownership. The Colorado River is one of the rivers that have brought many conflicts between Arizona, California, and Colorado. Water has been used over time as a tool for ethical and communal-based violence. The line of water scarcity has caused many regional disputes and military conflicts within history, leading to border tension, tribal conflicts, and terrorism. What then causes water scarcity? This is one of the questions that people ask themselves about water scarcity and the impact of conflict. Generally, the water conflicts result from climatic changes that reduce water volume and drying of rivers and river beds.
The conflict against the government
Dan Owen writes, "The