Berkner
Welcome to the capital, the last bastion of humanityFounded in 2030, Berkner is a sprawling megalopolis located on Berkner Island in West Antarctica. It is the capital of Terra and the nexus of all remaining human activity on Earth. It's a constant reminder of how far humanity has fallen, as the modern architecture of the past stands shoulder to shoulder with drab, poorly built structures to accommodate the refugees that are flocking to West Antarctica.
History
Architecture
Berkner is a hellscape. It used to be a futuristic eco-city of the English, but the effects of climate change and the alien occupation have had a significant effect on it. There are decrepit glass skyscrapers standing shoulder to shoulder with drab, crumbling houses. The original town was a work of art, an architectural masterpiece that was meant to demonstrate the future of humanity. Everything that was built afterwards is far less inspiring, the building quality decreases as you get further from the centre until you reach the city of tents that has been erected outside Berkner. The entire city is decaying, however. The once shining inner city is losing its spark, broken widows are scattered across the skyscrapers. Rubbish is scattered across the streets, trees are dying on the side of the streets, people are dying on street corners. Certain parts of the city are exclusively run by the crime gangs, coated in graffiti as mercenaries drown their sorrows at the closest bar. You can hear the cries of the dying, the cries of the sick, the cries for help as people are beaten by the Enforcers. You can smell the stench of cheap alcohol as you walk along blood-stained pavements. You can see the wealthy few who cooperated with the Keln strolling calmly along the street, ignoring the chaos around them.
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Does them living here exacerbate the melting of the ice and cause further ecological disasters?
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No, all of this ice in this area has already melted. By the time the area was fully colonised, the effects of climate change were irreversible - it was going to melt no matter what happened.