100 Degrees Below Zero Page #2

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She's older.

Still.

Well, we are still doing alright on time.

They probably haven't hit England yet.

Alright, I just don't

wanna take any chances.

You know how dad is about

punctuality.

If we're late we're grounded...

For life.

Control. This is 1765.

We're at 20,000 feet.

Roger 1765, switch to

119.725 for London city.

Roger that control.

Good luck 765.

Thank you control. This is 1765.

Out.

Incredibly, reports are coming

in of yet another eruption of

The European continent,

Breaking news from Europe. The

4th volcanic eruption has

Shooken up the Greek island

of Santorin.

Long thought to be inactive,

today's

Explosion was accompanied

by violent earthquakes and

Voluminous ash which, due to the

mountain's great elevation, is

Already over 30,000 feet high and spreading

more than twenty miles to the northeast.

...Terrorized and ruins, with more then

3,000 appear dead. Haven been caught...

Volcanic ash. Formed some 300,000

years ago by what scientist call...

Come populated but as the ash

clouds from multiple eruptions...

There is already over a billion

tons of magma ejected.

Two billion tons of ash.

That's within parameters.

But the sulpher dioxide, more than

two billion tons so far and already

A 7 percent drop

in temperature.

Don't you see what's happening here?

We have to revise the model.

There's thirty three percent more ash

in the atmosphere than our model

Predicted and it's spreading

faster than predicted as well.

We're revising our projections as

we speak, but it is essential,

For you to prepare for the new

reality.

Which is what exactly?

That temperatures will

also drop faster than

predicted, it's going

to get very cold, very

Quickly. In about 20 minutes,

I'll have the exact-

You've already been mistaken doctor,

how do we know you're correct now?

New data is just coming in as

we speak, but I don't think you

Should wait for the revised

model to take action.

I dunno. Geez...

We'll have to get back to you

doctor.

Thank you sir.

Ana!

Yes doctor.

Get me colonel Dillard at the

Gelsenkirchen airbase, will you?

Right away.

London. City control. This is Aravanb 1765.

We're on scheduled landing.

We've got you 765. Make your heading 122.5

degrees, reduce altitude to 12,000 feet.

Roger that control. I'm sure they

are going to be late anyway.

Tyran probably got side tracked

by a couple fancy boutiques.

You know you should go easy on her.

She's in a tough age.

she's always at a tough age.

Girls. We're complicated.

What I'm paying for that school.

Jesus! Look at that thing.

Oh. Maybe that's a good

thing we're landing.

But then how are we going to get

to Paris?

One crisis at a time.

London control. This is 1765.

We're at 12,000 feet.

Yes I'll be on my way colonel and I

will explain more in detail when I

Arrive at the base but in the meantime

I don't think we can afford to

Wait for the authorities to take

action.

Doctor, I do not understand.

The multiple eruptions and earthquakes are

linked colonel, there's far more magma,

Ash and sulpher dioxide being

released than predicted.

The result is something, something

we've never seen before.

The model I sent you should help

explain it, do you have it open?

Yes, yes I've got the model

open.

Then you should be able to see

the fault lines, which exist

Along the edges of

the tectonic plate.

Okay

Would you please get me a warmer

jacket and a clean shirt?

Sorry about that colonel, as I

was saying.

Do you mind if I put you on

speakerphone for a moment?

Of course not.

As I was saying it was a massive

tectonic shift in the mid-Atlantic

Rift under Iceland that caused

a chain reaction earthquakes

And volcanic eruptions

across the continent.

But currently, the ash clouds

from these separate eruptions

Are merging and spreading as

one through the atmosphere.

And because the cloud are blocking out

the sun, temperatures are falling.

Yes, but...

Due to the pre-existing storm

system in the north Atlantic,

The glacial melt has

increased exponentially.

Look, how can that be?

Temperatures falling?

Glaciers melting?

Surely that means temperatures

are rising.

No, because the chemical make up of

volcanic debris sends increased sulfide

Levels into the atmosphere,

thus increasing precipitation.

Alright, alright. How long is it going

to take before this cloud dissipates?

Click the blue tab on the model,

will you?

Well the cloud is projected to block

the sun for the next eighteen to

Twenty four months at least.

And all that time,

Temperatures will continue to plummet.

Is it snowing there yet?

What?

No. No no it's not.

Good, it's only a matter of

time.

Doctor, how much snow are

we talking about here?

Given the enormous amount of

moisture rising into the atmosphere.

Look, we're still working

on the model for that.

It should be ready by the time I

reach the base, will that do?

Yes of course. Wait one moment doctor.

Let me quite clear about this.

What you're saying is that this storm

will persist in a matter of years.

What is going to happen to Europe? I mean,

how much of Europe will remain habitable?

I don't wish to engage

in hyperbole colonel.

I'm receiving new

data just right now.

I'll really have to

get back to you.

Have we heard from headquarters

lately?

I think we should give them a

little call.

And um, I'd like to review

the emergency protocols.

If this thing is going

to go pear shaped

I think we awt to be prepared.

See to it.

...The tectonic shifts causing earthquakes

and volcanic eruptions in Iceland

And the European

continent are also

Affecting the arctic circle. Scientists

in Murmansk report glacial breaks as

Long as ten kilometers,

while experts from

The Byrd polar research center estimate

the rise in sea level from rapidly

Melting polar ice will flood coastal

cities in Scandinavia and beyond.

Residents of those areas are advised

to move inland as quickly as possible

To ensure their own safety. To allow

government officials to make preparations

Against this global phenomenon.

London city airport will be closed in

forty-five minutes, all personnel should

Whoo, it's cold as hell out there.

We didn't pack for this weather.

There's no signal. We could

try the staffline phone.

We should call the kids.

Well, why don't we wait and

figure out a game plan here.

Why don't you call the?

Ok.

It got a little nippy huh?

Yeah, it'll be warm in the

metro.

Oh my god it's dad!

He must be calling from the

plane.

Hi dad, hey look we're just

getting the metro right now, soo.

Hey Ryan hold on a second. Listen, we won't

be landing in le bourse, we had to land in

London because the ash cloud.

Has it gotten there yet?

No, it's not but it's coming.

It's cold and

dark in the middle of the

day, are you guys ok?

Yeah we're fine. How are you guys doing?

How's Tyran?

She's great, wanna say hi?

Hey dad.

Hello Taryn. Would you put

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