Post-apocalyptic thriller about the last survivor of a man-made catastrophe.

Could the comforts of 2000 to 2010 have preceded some man-made catastrophe in 2020 that he cannot recall from the time of his birth?

For many the crisis that has reduced them to refugees was not caused by nature but was a man-made catastrophe laced with years of lies, obfuscation and incompetence.

In the hierarchy of man-made catastrophes to befall birds it had chosen a very unusual death.

Furthermore, while there were contingency plans for a variety of natural and man-made catastrophes, high temperatures had rarely been considered a major hazard.