Fifty Degrees Below (Science in the Capital)

Fifty Degrees Below (Science in the Capital)

Bestselling, award-winning, author Kim Stanley Robinson continues his groundbreaking trilogy of eco-thrillersâ€“and propels us deeper into the awesome whirlwind of climatic change. Set in our nationâ€™s capital, here is a chillingly realistic tale of people caught in the collision of science, technology, and the consequences of global warmingâ€“which could trigger another phenomenon: abrupt climate change, resulting in temperatures...

When the storm got bad, scientist Frank Vanderwal was at work, formalizing his return to the National Science Foundation for another year. Heâ€™d left the building just in time to help sandbag at Arlington Cemetery. Now that the torrent was over, large chunks of San Diego had eroded into the sea, and D.C. was underwater.

Shallow lakes occupied the most famous parts of the city. Reagan Airport was awash and the Potomac had spilled beyond its banks. Rescue boats dotted the saturated cityscape. Everything Frank and his colleagues in the halls of science and politics feared had culminated in this massive disaster. And now the world looked to them to fix it.

Whatever Frank can do, now that he is homeless, heâ€™ll have to do from his car. Heâ€™s not averse to sleeping outdoors. Years of research have made him hyperaware of his status as just another primate. That plus his encounter with a Tibetan Buddhist has left him resolved to live a more authentic life.

Hopefully, this will prepare him for whatever is to come....

For even as D.C. bails out from the flood, a more extreme climate change looms. With the melting of the polar ice caps shutting down the warm waters of the Gulf Stream, another Ice Age could be imminent. The last time it happened, eleven thousand years ago, it took just three years to start.

Once again Kim Stanley Robinson uses his remarkable vision, trademark wry wit, and extraordinary insight into the complexity between man and nature to take us to the brink of disasterâ€“and slightly beyond.

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Brand Spectra
Manufacturer Spectra
Binding Mass Market Paperback
ItemPartNumber FBA-|299870
Model FBA-|299870
Color Sky/Pale blue
ReleaseDate 2007-01-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780553585810

Country	USA
Brand	Spectra
Manufacturer	Spectra
Binding	Mass Market Paperback
ItemPartNumber	FBA-\|299870
Model	FBA-\|299870
Color	Sky/Pale blue
ReleaseDate	2007-01-30
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780553585810

Fifty Degrees Below (Science in the Capital)

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