A Study Of A Stormy Disaster In Kim Stanley Robinson’s Forty Signs Of Rain

Abstract

Kim Stanley Robinson presents a global climate pattern called Hyperniño which leads to a heavy downpour in his novel Forty Signs of Rain. The monster storm in the Pacific Ocean creates a flood in the northeast regions of California. The sea cliffs of San Diego, Leucadia are the major areas prone to coastal erosion. Leo Mulhouse, Frank and Charlie are the central characters who strive to fight for the implementation of the remedial measures taken to tackle the impact of climate change caused by the global warming. Major places such as Neptune Avenue, Constitution Avenue, National Mall, and National Zoo are flooded. Volunteers take part in rescue operations and involves in dumping granite boulders in the edge of the sea cliff to prevent coastal erosion. Robinson educates the citizens to adopt eco-friendly technologies to prevent and overcome the harmful issues of the so called manmade disaster named climate crisis.