Annihilation of the solar system

On the horizon of the right side window of the plane, a ray of gray morning light rose from the sea and the sky, giving the entire ocean a light blue sheen. Even at an altitude of 3,000 meters, you can still feel the presence of the ocean

Raging waves.

The huge ice floes floating on the sea are clearly visible, and the white mist and water splashes raised by the collision are clearly visible. Large and small ice floes form a broken ice belt more than 100 kilometers wide on the ocean surface, slowly flowing to the south. Viewed from the air

It's like being sprinkled with a white trail of milk on the deep blue ocean by a giant.

"We have flown over the Bering Strait and are close to the Arctic Circle," the pilot said.

Xia Lan looked out the window at the ocean surface covered with ice floes:

"Even if it's midsummer, there should be ice caps below us. What's more, it's just past the autumnal equinox."

Wei Xu was playing with the old equipment they found from the museum and said:

"The magnetic compass is basically useless. The geomagnetic field here is very chaotic. In other words, there is no magnetic field at all. The magnetic needle stops in that direction if it wants to. There is no pattern at all."

"Yes, the compass became unstable ten minutes ago. Now we are using a mechanical gyroscope for integral inertial navigation. But we can't fly too far. The accuracy of this navigation method is very low." The navigator said.

"Look over there!" The captain pointed to the horizon on the right front.

Everyone paused what they were doing and looked in the direction pointed by the captain.

In the sky where the rising sun rises, a huge colorful light band is seen waving in the air like silk. The length of this light band stretches from the sky above the rising sun across the entire sky to the dark line of dawn. The height seems to be

Straight into the deep space of the universe.

"That's an aurora caused by the solar wind being guided by the magnetic field into the upper atmosphere!" Wei Xu said.

"I have flown the Arctic route many times, and I have never seen such a strong aurora!" the captain said doubtfully.

Only then did Xia Lan and Wei Xu realize that the reason why they could clearly see the broken ice caps on the ocean surface three thousand meters below was not just because of the morning light, but because of the strong light of the aurora.

As the plane approached and the morning line advanced, the shape of the aurora became clearer and clearer. The spooky magnificence was also displayed in the eyes of everyone on the plane. Layers of colorful light curtains stretched from the sky above the ice cap.

In the starry sky, as the height increases, the color of the light curtain gradually becomes darker but the width increases.

When the light curtain reached an unfathomable altitude, it stretched almost straight in all directions. It was like a huge funnel stretching from space to the Arctic ice cap, and Xia Lan's plane also flew to the top of the huge funnel.

Under the coverage area, there are colorful streams of light in front of your eyes and high in the sky. Even if you wear sunglasses, it is difficult to look directly at it for a long time.

The ice cap below the colorful funnel has been almost completely covered by steaming water vapor, and the diffuse white mist makes people feel like they are in a cage. Only the thousand-meter-high ice cliffs break into the sea, and the towering water columns and sprays can be seen.

Huge chunks of ice surged up and down.

This kind of scene does not happen on an ice cliff somewhere, but takes place wherever the ice caps and the ocean meet. The water mist rising into the sky is almost within reach, and the loud noises that penetrate the clouds and crack the rocks seem to be

lingering in the ears.

"The glaciers are melting!" the captain shouted in horror.

"The magnetic field meter can hardly detect the existence of any geomagnetism. The air temperature 3,000 meters outside the cabin has reached 30 degrees Celsius, and the air humidity is 100%. The cover counter has detected a large amount of ionizing radiation in the air!" Wei Xu fiddled with the museum back and forth.

Antique equipment turned inside out.

"Radio communication with the following aircraft has also been interrupted!" the navigator said.

At this time, the red and green lights in the cockpit flashed, and the continuous noise of the aircraft engine also surged.

"We must return immediately! Ionizing radiation will destroy the aircraft's electronic equipment and also harm our bodies," the airport shouted.

As soon as he finished speaking, the frequency of the turboprop engine's surge became higher, and the duration of the surge was also longer. At the moment when the engine was almost stalled, the only sounds left in my ears were the whistling wind and the faint audible glacier break.

There was a loud noise. As the plane circled and turned around at a steep slope, they gradually moved away from the fog-covered ice caps of Yunshan, and the sound of the engine returned to normal.

"What happened in the North Pole?" asked the frightened captain.

Xia Lan picked up a few pieces of paper scattered on the ground and read for a while:

"Based on the current situation, they should have used a method that we cannot understand for the time being to interfere with the geomagnetic field lines over the North Pole and create a larger funnel-shaped magnetic field. A large amount of space in the space should be shielded by the geomagnetism, or

The flow of high-energy charged particles from the sun flying into outer space was directly introduced into the North Pole, melting the ice caps."

The navigator looked at the trembling paper in his hand and said:

"According to where our route has just reached, they have melted 1/3 of the Arctic ice cap!"

Xia Lan shook her head slightly, her eyes full of sadness:

"Not just the North Pole, but also the South Pole. The reason why they choose to do this near the autumnal equinox is, I think, because on this day, the sun shines directly on the equator. Both the North Pole and the South Pole can rotate with the earth and receive roughly the same amount of sunlight and

Solar wind allows them to efficiently melt the glaciers of the Arctic and Antarctic in the shortest possible time."

"Radio communication restored!" the navigator said.

The conclusion reached by Xia Lan and Wei Xu was quickly transmitted back to Beijing via a relay of planes hundreds of kilometers apart. The conference room of the Ministry of National Defense Building immediately exploded.

"If the Arctic and Antarctic glaciers completely melt, the sea level will rise by more than 60 meters. Most coastal cities will be submerged! Coastline cities in various countries are key areas for defense, where a large number of people, materials and equipment are concentrated.

!At this rate, they may be submerged within two weeks!" Zuo Mingyi was anxious, holding the information compiled by the staff in his hand.

"It won't take that long. If the tidal effect of the moon's gravity is taken into account, most areas will be invaded by the tide within a week. Although the early tide will not be too strong, it will seriously affect our transfer work." Just now.

Shen Manling arrived and said.

"Is there any way to predict the other impacts that will occur after the polar glaciers melt?" the commander asked.

Shen Manling explained:

"According to Xia Lan's report, they should not have time to completely melt the two-level glaciers, but it is also possible that they did not intend to do so. But judging from the current situation, most coastal cities in the world will be submerged in water, and Europe

1/3 of the area will be submerged, and the east and west coasts of America will cease to exist.

Our Qilu Province will become an isolated island, and the North China Plain and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River Plain will become a swamp. Beijing may become a coastal city. Other impacts are temporarily incalculable, but there is little time left for us. Already."

"Can you immediately come up with a map of the coastline after sea level rise in two weeks?" the commander asked.

Shen Manling took out a folded piece of paper from her bag and unfolded it on the table.

"The reason why I'm late is to prepare this map. The blue line above is the area that may be flooded within a week, and the red line outlines the location where the coastline may be in two weeks. Time is urgent and accuracy is important. We can only guarantee 80%.”

The commander rested his hands on the picture and looked at it for a while, then firmly issued the order:

"Immediately notify cities and areas that will be flooded, drop all heavy equipment, and do everything possible to evacuate people before the water is submerged! Remember, evacuation is the first priority!"

Within half an hour after the order was issued, countless pigeons flew into the sky from all corners of Jinghua City. This was not a ceremony to celebrate peace, but countless homing pigeons with urgent orders tied to their feet, flying. Towards the destination they have been trained for countless times.