Books with title Close to Extinction

‘It’s larger in real terms than the tobacco settlements of the twentieth century, and the alcohol, cellphone and antidepressant awards of more recent times. Over eleven million people have lost their homes because of global warming, a phenomenon directly caused by the energy companies who once marketed oil, gas and coal.’The year is 2055, global warming has happened, and the oil and gas corporations responsible for creating it have developed a 'cure'.Using climate control technology, they are able to manage and create new weather conditions, but only for those who can pay.Millions of the poor are now environmental refugees. They are forced to live on abandoned oil tankers, with no food, fresh water, with no citizenship or rights, and battling the very worst effects of global warming. But those climate control technologies are wreaking their own havoc on Planet Earth.Unexpected volcanic eruptions, huge earthquakes and tsunamis, all threaten to destroy everything. A lawyer tries to fight for justice for the environmental refugees (known as the 'hulk' people) by bringing the evil ERGIA corporation to the high courts.Along the way, he teams up with like-minded scientists and they try to uncover what is really happening deep down at the Earth's core and warn anyone who will listen before its too late.Praise for Ray Hammond:'Compelling, vivid and utterly terrifying... Be afraid, be very afraid.' - Daily Express'This dazzling vision of global chaos explodes off the page with the dramatic force of a smart bomb.' - Daily ExpressRay Hammond is a novelist, dramatist and non-fiction author. He is also a futurologist who lectures on future social and business trends for universities, corporations and governments. He lives in London and can be found on the web at www.rayhammond.com. His other works with Venture Press include The Black Hole and Emergence.

Only one quarter into the 21st century and our planet is displaying disturbing symptoms: storms, floods, mud-slides, tornadoes and blizzards afflict the globe`s surface, while heatwaves, droughts and deep-freeze are regular occurrences. Not to mention volcanoes and earthquakes. Many believe that mankind`s consuming lust for economic growth is fast wrecking the world, while others insist these changes are all part of the planet`s natural cycle. Whatever the truth, the most alarming factor is that the Earth is beginning to tilt on its axis … and worldwide panic is looming.As governments, experts, corporations and disruptive forces squabble to be heard, it is up to individuals to seek a solution to the most horrifying geophysical scenario we have ever faced.

In 2066 the Earth`s overheated ecosphere is running out of control. The seas are rising, crops are failing, humanity is dying.The weather-control satellites of the ERGIA Corporation are keeping the planet from total meltdown, but only just - and only for those countries that can pay. The rest of the world struggles for survival in a climatic chaos that worsens by the day.Millions have died. Millions more have fled - but time, like space, is running out. As ERGIA hosts a prestigious opening ceremony for its moon-base command centre, seismic disruption on Earth suddenly increases exponentially. Massive earthquakes spawn mega-tsunamis and the world`s volcanic mountain ranges start to erupt in an explosive chain-reaction.Trapped on the Moon, visiting world leaders can only watch helplessly as a shroud of fire and ash obscures the Earth from view. For now they have escaped, but as their supplies dwindle the survivors realise they must return to Earth to save their own lives. But how will they ever get home - and what are they likely to find there?`Bigger than epic. This dazzling vision of global chaos in a future war against eco-terror, explodes off the page with the dramatic force of a smart bomb` Daily Express