Description: Three Degrees by Jim Wurst Early in the 21st century, the scientific community reached the unanimous conclusion that climate change was inevitable. To avoid large-scale and irreversible damage, the warming of the planet had to be halted at less than two degrees centigrade.Three Degrees, Book 1 in the Tempestas Series, is set in 2052, an election year in the United States. In a presidential race already fraught with charges of intrigue, matters are further complicated by a mysterious network of hackers and by news of an ominous device being built in the Chinese interior.Senator George Cranston of the Federalist Party is an underdog presidential candidate struggling against the entrenched corruption by the ruling Doctrinist Party. His running mate, Dr. Lilly McDowell, began life as a Chinese orphan, led a firebrand life as a young activist, and is now finding herself in a world for which she is not prepared.A world where climate change has become a reality, with devastating consequences for all of society. The struggle for order continues amid melting glaciers and ice caps, rising sea levels, deforestation, loss of species, massive dislocation of people, the spread of disease, and social and economic chaos.On a space station, a young pilot faces the eternal challenge of an ordinary person thrown into extraordinary events. On the Galapagos Islands, a scientist from the now-extinct country of Fiji has taken the island chain to his heart, even in the face of an approaching killer typhoon and near-certain death. A small team in Borneo, led by Lilly McDowells daughter, struggles to save orangutans from the violence of nature and humans. An agronomist in Nigeria finds himself leading a doomed humanitarian mission. And on the home-front, families in Minneapolis and Albuquerque are coping with the daily, now routine, hardships of violent weather and shortages of lifes basics. Who will survive? FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Jim Wurst is an author, speechwriter, journalist, and scriptwriter. He has specialized in writing about international affairs, both while based at the United Nations and from the field. He is the author of The UN Association-USA: A Little Known History of Advocacy and Action (Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2016). Most recently, he was a speechwriter for the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Details ISBN1734572477 Short Title Three Degress Language English ISBN-10 1734572477 ISBN-13 9781734572476 Format Paperback Subtitle Tempestas Series Book 1 Pages 318 Year 2021 Publication Date 2021-02-22 UK Release Date 2021-02-22 Author Jim Wurst Publisher Brooklyn Writers Press Imprint Brooklyn Writers Press Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:131347612;
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ISBN-13: 9781734572476
Book Title: Three Degrees
ISBN: 9781734572476
Publisher: Brooklyn Writers Press
Publication Year: 2021
Subject: Geography & Geosciences, Geology
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Number of Pages: 318 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Three Degrees
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Author: Jim Wurst
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