It's 2039 and for the most part life is good for humans in the majority of countries in the world. It's far from perfect, but still much improved from life at the turn of the 21st century, and a great deal better than the 20th or any earlier era are working to build infrastructure to create barriers against rising waters, improve structures for homes and businesses that are wind and weather resistant educate humans as to the cyclical nature of weather changes over time, and address the effects of industrial and human involvement that have contributed to pollution and climate variation.