Solastalgia and the Environmental Arts: Can Flash Fiction Save the Planet?

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New research from the Center for Mobilizing Post-Anthropocentric Climate Action (PACA) is exploring Solastalgia—the distress caused by environmental change in one's home environment.

• The Question: How do short-form creative arts (like flash fiction or GIS Story Maps) bridge the gap between hard climate data and public action?
• Context: Scholars like Matthew Schneider-Mayerson have argued that climate fiction (Cli-Fi) significantly influences reader empathy.

Discussion Point: If you were to create a Story Map of your local environment, what invisible change would you highlight to provoke the most empathy?