The Gilded Harvest by Richard Myerscough

While trying to adjust to the shifting plates, the planet began to wobble. Entire naval fleets were swamped and submarines imploded amidst the violent turmoil. The darkened sky turned blood red as the earth’s surface cracked open. The constant pounding of artillery and bombs accelerated the shifting plates. The majority of the earth’s prime farmland was under water.ĭesperate armies ferociously fought over the few remaining pockets of fertile land. The Chinese delta and India’s plains met the same fate. The Mississippi River became a huge inland sea engulfing the rich North American bread basket. The massive efforts to save London and Paris were futile. Rivers began flowing backwards, wiping out the towns and cities along them. It took only a few weeks for Holland, Florida and most of Brazil to disappear. Hurricanes, tornadoes and monsoons, pushed the devastation inland. Tidal waves rained havoc on the remaining coastal cities. The scientists that were corporately paid to preach that global warming was natural and something to look forward to, were put on trial and turned into scapegoats.Īs two massive plates squeezed the vast Mid-Atlantic Ridge, the displaced water elevated the sea level far beyond anything the scientists could have predicted. World-wide, over a billion destitute people had to be relocated. Sky scrapers in New York and Washington were demolished by massive tidal waves. Thousands of tourists, sailors and locals drowned.Īs other plates readjusted, a global rash of violent earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions followed. Cruise liners were overturned and sprawling communities along the shore were obliterated by gigantic rogue waves. The quakes killed hundreds of workers connected to the newly constructed oil rigs and mining operations. No longer compressed under mountains of ice, the rising tectonic plates under the poles began to crack. Then a series of violent earthquakes ended the celebrations. Many coastal cities went bankrupt shoring up their levees against the rising water. Unfortunately, all of the conservative forecasts were wrong. The surviving penguins and polar bears became zoo animals.

Finally, nothing was preventing them from exploring, drilling and mining the rich resources that had been trapped under both poles. ContentsĬhapter Thirty-One Prelude How It All BeganĬorporations rejoiced as the last glaciers melted. I would like to dedicate this book to the three women that supported me the most, Laurie, for enduring my day to day torment while I wrote it, Claraicy for her inspiration, and Victoria for her tremendous support. No part of this document or the related files may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, by any means (electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the publisher.

The Gilded Harvest by Richard Myerscough