The Other Storm World

When PZ reviewed my latest book as if it was a sci-fi novel, I thought the result was hilarious.

I certainly didn't think anyone would take him literally.

But now across my cluttered desk comes this:

Australia's Great Western Entertainment (GWE) has expanded backing for its kids and family sci-fi series Stormworld, with production, investment and broadcast partners from Canada and Australia, and now Singapore also involved.

The live-action 26x30' series follows two teenage friends, Jason and Lee, who are transported to a parallel universe.

It goes into production in January 2008, for delivery in early 2009, and will be filmed in Perth, Singapore, Vancouver and the remote Kimberley coast in North-west Australia.

Inquiring minds want to know: How the hell are storms involved?

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Aside from what might be hundreds of "Earth after Environmental collapse" stories (really popular during the 70s) in sci-fi there's some close to your title sci-fi stories:

"The Storm Planet," by Cordwainer Smith.

"Heavy Weather," by Bruce Sterling. This one could have been called "Storm World."