She cannot know or begin to understand what her world is going through right now. Climate change is already affecting the United States and overpopulation is taking a toll on the entire earth. A huge hurricane named “Linda” hits southern Florida and destroys much of Miami. This is just the beginning of what young Lucy will experience, but it's the moment she will truly begin to understand the problems her world is in. Scientists of this time predicted that major changes in climate and weather could cause severe hurricanes and tsunamis, and they were not wrong. In the United States alone, severe storms occur along the coast at least once a year. Lucy's parents decide to move to San Diego to start over. He finds that the entire nation is in trouble as gas prices skyrocket, and the country continues to drill for more oil and burn more coal, increasing the stress the earth is enduring. Meanwhile, leaders at the summit fail to reach agreement on a plan to reduce greenhouse gases and save energy. Despite all this he continues to talk about life in a romantic literary style. Become an EMT to make a difference in the world around you. She tries to take control of her life and participates in a protest against rising water prices in California, where she meets the man she will marry. He still doesn't realize that rising prices and limited supplies of water and gas are warning signs of what needs to be done