description The Burning World Overview
The Burning World is a science fiction novel by British author J. G. Ballard, first published in 1964. The narrative depicts a global climate disaster where industrial pollution causes a persistent layer over the ocean, halting evaporation and bringing an end to rainfall.
It explores the resulting societal collapse as extreme drought forces desperate survivors into violent competition for dwindling water supplies. The book was later revised and expanded, reissued in 1965 under the title The Drought.
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What disaster happens in The Burning World?
Industrial pollution creates a persistent layer over the ocean that stops evaporation. Without normal evaporation, rainfall ends and the world faces a global climate disaster.
Who wrote The Burning World?
The Burning World was written by British science-fiction author J. G. Ballard. It was first published in 1964.
Is The Burning World the same novel as The Drowned World?
No. The Burning World is the original title of Ballard's 1964 climate-disaster novel, while The Drowned World is a separate J. G. Ballard science-fiction novel published earlier.
Why does rain stop in The Burning World?
The novel's premise is that industrial pollution forms a layer across the ocean. That layer halts evaporation, removing the process that normally feeds rainfall.
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