Crisis climate

Steve McAlpine looks at the apocalyptic angst that is engulfing younger generations and asks if there is no off-tap to their earth-shaking fears.

Those whose early memories are of the twin towers falling are experiencing not simply a climate crisis but a crisis climate.

Crisis abounds. The end has seemed nigh for some time - for all of their lives at least - and they’re just waiting for the axe to fall. Or the fire to fall. Whatever it may be.

Steve finds it’s a climate of crisis in seemingly every direction.