Overture / Introduction (Narrator)

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It is 25 years in the future Environmental abuse and the burning of fossil fuels Have effectively doubled atmospheric CO2 levels Creating a greenhouse effect Of strength unknown in historical times Global temperature rises Have caused accelerated melting Of the Earth's glaciers and polar ice caps Preventative measures against massive flooding Have been unrealistic and poorly constructed New York City is typical of cities all over the world That part which is not completely submerged Is a network of festering stagnant pools Percolating in a blistering heat in humid air Day by day, the sound of buzzing flies Has become more and more pronounced