Climate Crisis In In The Marrow Thieves Vs. In Today's World

A Climate Crisis: In The Marrow Thieves vs. In Today’s World
As people selfishly continue to find ways to create easier lifestyles, the Earth rots increasingly from human activity. The Marrow Thieves illustrates a world in a more disastrous state than how it is today, but the successful novel could be a wake-up call for how the future could look like. The planet’s climate state in the novel is worse than in current events due to the severity of ocean levels rising, the freshwater crisis and the imminent endangerment of wildlife species.
Firstly, sea-level rise is an environmental issue that’s been detrimentally affecting coastal cities for decades. For example, the capital city of Thailand, Bangkok is one of the world’s most vulnerable regions

In The Marrow Thieves, the narrator, Frenchie says: “Wildlife was limited to buzzards, raccoons the size of huskies, domestic pets left to run feral, and hordes of cockroaches that had regained the ability to fly like their southern cousins.” (Dimaline, 8). This quote demonstrates the devastating consequences of nature destruction that affects fauna. Furthermore, the novel also talks about the difficulties of hunting for food in such a disastrous environment, like when Frenchie sarcastically says: “Yippee, more squirrel and mushroom stew.” This is one of many instances where it’s understood that there's a huge decrease in animal population in the post-apocalyptic world. Despite the fact that many articles today state an increase of endangered species, the food chain in today’s world is more sustainable than the one described in the novel. According to The Effects of Endangered Species, as species go extinct, they are taken out of the food chain, consequently their predators to find new food sources or to starve. This damages the populations of plants and animals which unbalances ecosystems. Fauna and flora must be protected from air pollution, urban development and overhunting to avoid this problem from