As someone who binge watched bits and pieces of Game of Thrones to get up to speed for the beginning of the last season of said show, I doubt I am saying anything new by comparing the " Winter is Coming" scenario of the show's premise with climate change. What had periodically threatened Westeros before, the inevitable years long winter, is now fraught with the doomsday of the Night King and his army of zombies.
Meanwhile, in the NYT this morning, we are being told we all need to move to Duluth, Minnesota to avoid the perils of climate change. This relatively small city with a population of about 80,000 can probably accommodate another 150,000 people, so don't delay, move today. That's about like Cersei Lannister declaring she will stay at King's Landing while the Night King destroys all of her enemies and she picks up the pieces. Unfortunately for her, we know that is not going to happen. Neither will the supposed safe haven of Duluth work for us. We are all part of a complex web we call civilization and the transformation of much of the earth from human friendly to deadly will not spare safe havens.
That is why the majority of the surviving cast members find themselves at Winterfell as the final season begins. They know if the Night King is not defeated there will be nowhere left to flee. The same is true of climate change. If we do not fight with everything we have, the next generation may be scrounging for scraps in the mean streets of Duluth.
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