Abstract
Literary narratives often make use of scientific findings, for example from climate, nature or historical research. In this way, new genres emerge, between prophecies and fractured narratives, such as recently eco-thrillers or climate fiction. To predict the future consequences of climate change in literature and to pack them into utopian, mostly dystopian narratives is, however, a literary risk, a tour de force.
But words are patient and literature can dare to do what science cannot. It can shake us up and sharpen our perception, but it can also contribute to a better understanding of our living environment. Last but not least, it reaches a wider audience than scientific articles in specialist journals, which only become popular through media dissemination. Science, on the other hand, has to operate on the basis of facts and is in a dilemma with regard to precise prophecies. For example, it is expected to predict natural disasters in time, but on the other hand, the facts often do not allow for this.