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Climate fiction , or climate change fiction , popularly abbreviated as cli-fi -LRB- modelled after the assonance of `` sci-fi '' -RRB- is literature that deals with climate change and global warming .. sci-fi. sci-fi. climate change. climate change. global warming. global warming. Not necessarily speculative in nature , works of cli-fi may take place in the world as we know it or in the near future .. the world as we know it. Realism ( arts ). University courses on literature and environmental issues may include climate change fiction in their syllabi .. climate change. climate change. syllabi. Syllabus. This body of literature has been discussed by a variety of publications , including The New York Times , The Guardian , and Dissent magazine , among other international media outlets .. The New York Times. The New York Times. The Guardian. The Guardian. Dissent. Dissent ( American magazine )