Once the book(s) are in one's hot little hands, they become the raw material for the GM to mold into his/her T2K universe. Maybe the HW drought was as bad as stated. Maybe the forecast didn't take into account the enormous drop-off of petroleum combustion, or the fact that the ozone layer healed faster than thought possible. Maybe friendly aliens helped scrub the particulate matter from large volumes of the atmosphere.
I tend to agree with the "twist the knife" feeling of Howling Wilderness, and would cherry-pick parts that I felt kept the storyline going and ameliorate or handwave or ignore the nastier parts as needed. By 2001, I'd be looking for more signs of organization and order, threatened by forces of conquest or greed.
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"Let's roll." Todd Beamer, aboard United Flight 93 over western Pennsylvania, September 11, 2001.
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