In the context of global conditions, Pakistan faces heightened susceptibility to a range of climate change-related risks and severe meteorological occurrences, which encompass intense rainfall, inundations, extended periods of aridity, and, in particular, the central subject of this investigation, escalating temperatures. Among the factors contributing to this phenomenon, deforestation, human-induced actions, the expanding populace, the presence of greenhouse gases (GHGs), and more can be cited, with non-environmentally friendly infrastructure being acknowledged as a primary catalyst for the temperature increase. Like other parts of the country, new ungreen housing societies and rapidly swelling anthropogenic infrastructures have been reshaping the ecology of district Swat, which is directly impacting the temperature increase in the district. For these new infrastructures, the available trees/forests are being cut down at a rapid speed, while the concept of new plantations is overlooked in this ungreen infrastructural growth.  Owing to its environmental gravity, the issue of rising temperatures has become multi-disciplinary. Just as the field of environmental sciences has paid significant attention to the matter, the discipline of environmental humanities, specifically the realm of environmental literature, including climate fiction (Cli-Fi), has also taken a substantial interest in addressing this concern. The study picks the select Cli-Fi texts, The Lorax (1971) and The Overstory (2018) for their bold reflections on the issue and (with the tool of textual analysis) explores the problem of rising temperatures and ungreen infrastructure across them. For building cross-geographical validity, the study cross-checks the gathered fictional claims with relevant scientific published data and the views of (70 voluntarily chosen male or female (18 or older) local respondents including 60 community members and 10 environmental experts to figure out the current degree, the core causes, profound effects, impending consequences, and sustainable remedial measures of the issue. Along with deforestation, a growing population, anthropogenic activities, and GHGs, the findings of the study certify ungreen infrastructure as one of the key stimulants of rising temperatures in the district. The findings of the study urge the concerned stakeholders to initiate strategies and laws that may control deforestation, growing population, and anthropogenic activities, and may supplement new construction projects with the principles of plantation and green infrastructure. In addition to its local and national significance, the study also corresponds to UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) No. 13: Climate Action and 15: Life on Land.

Keywords: Cli-Fi, Ungreen infrastructure, Rising Temperatures, Swat,