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Totally agree with you @carbonbrief.org - this article by
@priyabharadia.bsky.social is an essential read.

I've written my own comment piece, based around the article & Lincolnshire's flooding problem, which is a theme of my upcoming novel #FloodWatersDown

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Indie publisher Cliftop Publishing will release the near-future eco-thriller Flood Waters Down by Sleaford-based journalist Clive A Simpson on 9 April 2026. Set in the drowned fenlands of South Lincolnshire, the novel portrays a Britain reshaped by rising seas, systemic breakdown and the gradual expansion of AI governance. Combining ecological realism with a distinctly Ballardian atmosphere, it adds a regional British perspective to the expanding climate fiction market. Simpson, an international journalist specialising in space, climate and environmental reporting, drew inspiration from the 2013 east coast storm surge, which brought parts of Lincolnshire close to catastrophic flooding. “At its heart, this is a story about how people respond when government and the systems built to protect them begin to fail,” he says. Evocative, prophetic and fiercely human, Flood Waters Down is a powerful exploration of survival, resistance and moral reckoning in a world undone by climate collapse.

Took a proof copy of my new novel #FloodWatersDown for an outing to the London Book Fair yesterday. A great day and lots of good conversations. It's due out on 9 April.
#Booksky #climatefiction #flooding

Es un hecho, y abril 9 espera un suceso grandioso: Flood Waters Down. El escritor y periodista Clive Simpson señala: Un placer encontrarme hoy con Kayleigh en la Librería Itinerante del Mercado de Sleaford y entregarle un ejemplar anticipado de mi próxima novela, Flo…

Thank you to Mexican journalist and writer @ariadnegallardo.bsky.social for this encouraging and thoughtful post prior to the official release of my debut novel #FloodWatersDown on 9 April.
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Good to see debut author @simpsonclive.bsky.social out and about today to kick off his promotion campaign ahead of the forthcoming publication of #FloodWatersDown on 9 April.

#Booksky #bookshops #climatefiction #flooding #thefens

Lovely to meet with Kayleigh today at The Travelling Bookshop on Sleaford Market and hand over an advance review copy of my forthcoming novel #FloodWatersDown.

Advance review copies now available to interested media - DM me for details.

#Booksky #ClimateFiction #ScienceFiction #BookSky

Flood Waters Down: climate collapse and a world drowning not just in water, but in its own arrogance, greed, and by the uncaring AI built to save it. Keep your head above water if you can — the future is here!

Out 9th April by @simpsonclive.bsky.social

#FloodWatersDown @cliftop.bsky.social

When the Water Wins Topical comment and travel writing

We're on the countdown to the publication 9 April of the new eco-thriller #FloodWatersDown by @simpsonclive.bsky.social

To whet your appetite, here's a preview piece, tying in neatly with the recent floods across the UK.

#flooding #climate #Booksky #author

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Even at sea level, it felt like I was immersed in low cloud on this afternoon's short wander across the fen - eerie, silent and the air moisture-laden.

Place and character inspiration for my upcoming eco-thriller #FloodWatersDown

#photography #Lincolnshire #fens #water #author #Booksky

What will happen when the real floods come?

My new near-future eco-thriller is published 9 April.

#FloodWatersDown
#Booksky #climatechange

Astrofest Conference, London. I sold a few books, but the real highlight was meeting so many lovely people. And great to catch up with editor and fellow author Clive Simpson, along with his wife Margaret.

#TheSentientOnes #AI #Booksky #bookshops #climatechange @cliftop.bsky.social #FloodWatersDown

Effects of climate change Climate change is already having visible effects on the world. The Earth is warming, rainfall patterns are changing, and sea levels are rising. These changes can increase the risk of heatwaves, floods...

The Earth is warming, rainfall patterns are changing, and sea levels are rising. These changes can increase the risk of heatwaves, floods, droughts, and fires.

#TheSentientOnes #climatechange @cliftop.bsky.social #FloodWatersDown

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The feature 'Drowning in Denial' - looking at climate change driven flood damage in council areas led by Reform UK - is also excellent and timely. It dovetails nicely with my upcoming novel #FloodWatersDown about survival, resistance and moral reckoning in a world undone by climate collapse.

The cover of upcoming novel Flood Waters Down showing an eerie flood-ridden landscape. Media review copies available soon - contact us at www.cliftop.co.uk

Haunting, prophetic and fiercely human.

A powerful exploration of survival, resistance and moral reckoning in a world undone by climate collapse.

And threatened by the very intelligence it created to save itself.

Publishing APRIL 2026.

#FloodWatersDown #BookSky

‘Massive disruption’: UK’s worst-case climate crisis scenarios revealed by scientists Scientists say government must prepare for unlikely but ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels

Climate crisis for the UK ranging from 4C rise in temperatures to a 2-metre rise in sea levels.

Or a plunge of 6C after collapse of Atlantic Ocean currents.

#TheSentientOnes #climatechange
@cliftop.bsky.social #FloodWatersDown

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I see you're based in Lincs? The flatlands in the south of the county are the setting for my upcoming cli-fi thriller #FloodWatersDown (Spring 2026).

My upcoming novel #FloodWatersDown (Spring 2026) is an interesting take on many of these issues.
“Haunting, prophetic & fiercely human - a powerful exploration of survival, resistance & moral reckoning in a world undone by climate collapse & threatened by the intelligence it created to save itself.”

When climate fiction feels real Topical comment and travel writing

"And maybe that’s what climate fiction, at its best, can offer. Not just warnings but alternatives. Not just despair but a glimpse of the radical imagination we’ll need to survive – and adapt."

#FloodWatersDown - my upcoming novel (Spring 2026).

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The issue with these climate change stories is 2C doesn’t sound much & 2050 feels a generation away - so people don’t get urgency.

But our upcoming speculative fiction novels #TheSentientOnes & #FloodWatersDown show what could happen.

Fiction can play a role in understanding the #climatecrisis

UK must prepare for 2C of warming by 2050, government told for first time Britain must prepare for at least 2C of warming within just 25 years, the government has been advised by its top climate advisers.

UK struggling to cope with drought, flooding, and heat brought by the current 1.4C "let alone" what is to come
This year, the country battled the second-worst harvest on record and hottest summer ever
#TheSentientOnes @cliftop.bsky.social #FloodWatersDown

www.thisisthecoast.co.uk/news/technol...

Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds

Well, I was thinking the scenario for my upcoming novel #FloodWatersDown might be stretching the point - but not anymore. In fact it's probably bang on the money! A history of the near future written for today. Is anyone taking notice?
#flooding #climatechange

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Fighting for the Fens Topical comment and travel writing

As ageing infrastructure meets rising seas & volatile weather, a vast area of low-lying land in Eastern England faces its gravest threat since it was drained in the 17th century.

Are the Fens worth fighting for?

#Lincolnshire #climatechange #FloodWatersDown

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Mind-boggling denial of reality by Badenoch as she announces a screeching u-turn on Tory climate policy.

A mediocre leader who is totally out of touch with the rapidly growing renewables business and the future of humanity!

#FloodWatersDown

Shutdown may become inevitable in the next 10 to 20 years. Worldwide, reducing crop yields and exacerbating extreme weather events.Coasts would also be under threat from rising sea levels.
#TheSentientOnes #climatechange @cliftop.bsky.social #FloodWatersDown

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Global Warming en Vogue, Deal With It! | Countercurrents Global Warming (“GW”) is winning, and it is gaining. Obstacles to hotter temperatures are falling to the wayside, allowing GW to go for more intense heatwaves along with much, much higher sea levels.

More intense heatwaves along with much, much higher sea levels. Countries are turning tail and de-emphasizing commitments to fight climate change. Trump’s smiling.
#TheSentientOnes #climatechange
@cliftop.bsky.social #FloodWatersDown

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Unsettling photos show the climate crisis projected onto our everyday lives | CNN In “Atlas of the New World,” photographers Edoardo Delille and Giulia Piermartiri capture what life could look like in 2100, in six areas highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

A sea turtle swims beside a bike; a family pose in hallway of their home beneath a diver in full scuba gear. Scenarios scientists believe could play out if the climate crisis isn’t addressed
#TheSentientOnes #climatechange @cliftop.bsky.social #FloodWatersDown

www.cnn.com/2025/08/12/s...

The counties of Lincolnshire and Norfolk will be among the worst affected by the coming sea floods. Speculative fiction novels based on science can increasingly address real human impacts that might be just around the corner.
#TheSentientOnes
#FloodWatersDown

Homes being swallowed up by the sea - as rate of coastal erosion accelerates According to a survey from One Home using government data, 21 villages and hamlets in England will lose more than half a billion pounds worth of residential property to coastal erosion by 2100.

No compensation, alternative accommodation or insurance payout for most people who lose their homes due to coastal erosion. Floods minister said #climatechange means the coast is disappearing faster
#TheSentientOnes
@cliftop.bsky.social
#FloodWatersDown

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Billions needed for failing flood defences on Lincolnshire coast A breach could leave Lincolnshire communities under several feet of water, officials have warned.

The warnings keep coming.

This BBC piece echoes the world of my upcoming novel #FloodWatersDown - a future-history thriller set in the flooded Fens, where survival and resistance play out in a land abandoned to climate collapse.

Fiction - but now uncomfortably close.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

What is climate change? A really simple guide Human activities are causing the world to heat up, posing serious threats to people and nature.

Natural causes can't explain rapid warming over the last century.
Extreme heatwaves, heavy rainfall.
Melting sea ice =sea-level rise.
Warmer oceans, more intense storms, harming sea life.

#climatechange #TheSentientOnes
@cliftop.bsky.social #FloodWatersDown

www.bbc.com/news/article...

That afternoon, the climate crisis knocked on my door - Greenpeace Southeast Asia Floods that we usually only see on our phone and television screens are now happening to us.

“Climate change will manifest as a series of disasters viewed through phones with footage that gets closer and closer to where you live until you’re the one filming it.”
#TheSentientOnes #climatechange @cliftop.bsky.social #FloodWatersDown

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