Synopsis: Escape from Atlantis: or, the Drowning of the Florida Keys

Global warming has caused the catastrophic collapse of the West Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets, with a resultant rapid rise in sea level that is flooding the Florida Keys and much of the southern and coastal areas of the state. The Dennison family, residents of Key West, have ignored the evacuation order too long: now they have no gas for their car and no way to escape but to walk the hundred miles along the only road to the mainland. And when they get there, it's more hoofing it as part of a herd of refugees who must make their way all the way to Georgia before they are on safe ground. The government has its hands full rescuing the sick, elderly, and third-world refugees whose homes are being swallowed by the sea; the hale and hearty must make it on their own through hurricanes, alligator territory, and snake-infested swamps, eating what they can find and sleeping where they must. Full of adventure as well as heartwarming friendships, this is a cautionary tale with true relevance for our uncertain times.