Posted by A novel of Intrique, Danger, and Global Warming
The story begins when a Russian scientist, Ivan Mazurenko, discovers a chilling new source of methane emissions from the Barents Sea where extensive oil and gas drilling are taking place. Ivan and his Canadian colleague, Eric Nicholson attempt to warn world governments about potential apocalyptic global warming caused by industrial carbon emissions, and accelerated by the offshore methane clathrates and methane release from melting northern permafrost. Unprecedented severe storms are already occurring throughout the globe in response to the enhanced warming. However, a rogue international oil conglomerate is secretly funding thugs to delay the release of the methane research at any cost. They use murder, break-ins, sabotage, and kid-napping to try and achieve their goals.
Meanwhile, Eric’s daughter, Julia, who is conducting a survey on northern pipelines in the NWT for her PhD in environmental law, collects data that confirms the methane threat. Her life is threatened several times during her investigations, but First Nations friends and her brother John protect her. Will governments and the public respond in time to avoid a tipping point in the climate and global catastrophe never before experienced by mankind, or will efforts be too late?
Read this novel to discover the risks some people take to tell the truth and the actions that some corporations will take for the sake of profit. While being entertained, you may learn valuable information about anthropogenic global warming.
Author Biography
Geoff is a retired atmospheric/climate scientist (Ph.D, University of Alberta, 1986). He is a Fellow of and former national President of the Canadian Meteorological & Oceanographic Society (CMOS, 2006-07), and has received several awards from that society. Geoff was an expert on thunderstorms and prairie drought during his career, but in retirement he recognized the importance of educating the public on the threat of future climate change, which he now continues to address.
Geoff and his wife and dogs reside on Vancouver Island, where he devotes much of his time providing seminars and articles on the climate threat, including writing fictional short stories and novels on the topic. He teaches occasional environmental courses at local universities and colleges, and participates in several environmental organizations. He also volunteers time to international aid efforts in Africa, where some of the worst impacts of climate change have occurred.
9 x 6 – 254 pages – $21.95
