Talking about climate change is kind of like talking about sex in grade nine; it feels uncomfortable, but the more we bring it up with our friends, the more we realize they’re all thinking about it too. How could they not be? Even if they’re not keeping up with the science, it’s undeniable that it’s happening all around us.

There once were two distinct civilizations – unique in culture, language, religion, and genetic lineage – that lived on an island paradise. These two civilizations were themselves made up of different groups – villages, clans, families – that for various reasons would war with one another every now and then. Sometimes for territorial control, sometimes for vengeance, sometimes for reasons too complicated to fit into this sentence. Still, it was known that the island was home to all the different people.