Fifty Degrees Below
Oct 2005 · Science in the Capital Book 2 · Sold by Spectra
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Set in our nation’s capital, here is a chillingly realistic tale of people caught in the collision of science, technology, and the consequences of global warming.
When the storm got bad, Frank Vanderwal was in his office at the National Science Foundation. When it was over, large chunks of San Diego had eroded into the sea, and D.C. was underwater. Everything Frank and his colleagues feared had culminated in this disaster. And now the world was looking to them to fix it.
But even as D.C. bails itself out, a more extreme climate change looms. The melting polar ice caps are shutting down the warm Gulf Stream waters—meaning Ice Age conditions could return. And the last time that happened, eleven thousand years ago, it took just three years to start.…
When the storm got bad, Frank Vanderwal was in his office at the National Science Foundation. When it was over, large chunks of San Diego had eroded into the sea, and D.C. was underwater. Everything Frank and his colleagues feared had culminated in this disaster. And now the world was looking to them to fix it.
But even as D.C. bails itself out, a more extreme climate change looms. The melting polar ice caps are shutting down the warm Gulf Stream waters—meaning Ice Age conditions could return. And the last time that happened, eleven thousand years ago, it took just three years to start.…
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4.0
10 reviews
Erika Fellinger
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March 17, 2016
Yet again, such a lovely big thinker Robinson is. A guide for anyone thinking big too and wondering how humanity can possibly adapt and impact our course. He gives me hope and determination. Thank you!
Joel
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January 19, 2016
Sadly so many writers today seem to think that only evil humans, aliens and artificial intelligence are subtable protagonists in modern literature. Mr. Robinson demonstrated that whatever evil, angst or belligerence one human deals upon another; life that this world grants beggars them all. Could you cope with your circumstances changing radically? Our hero did. Interesting
Bonnie Hardin
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February 17, 2014
Totally hooked. On to the 3rd book.
About the author
KIM STANLEY ROBINSON is a winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards. He is the author of ten previous books, including the bestselling Mars trilogy and the critically acclaimed Forty Signs of Rain, The Years of Rice and Salt, and Antarctica–for which he was sent to the Antarctic by the U.S. National Science Foundation as part of their Antarctic Artists and Writers' Program. He lives in Davis, California.
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