Léo discovers that the seeding will cause a flash-flood that could destroy the lower city. He and Clara must race against the ticking clock to alert the remaining citizens and find a way to stabilize the temperature naturally before the "solution" destroys their home. The Resolution
Palm trees are encased in ice, the sea has frozen into a jagged glass mirror, and the residents are trapped in a summer they no longer recognize. The Characters
A professional swimmer whose Olympic dreams were crushed when the pools (and the sea) turned to solid ice. She spends her days wandering the frozen coastline, dressed in a heavy fur coat over her summer dress.
It is July in Marseille. The city is usually a furnace of salt air and shimmering heat, but this year is different. A freak meteorological phenomenon—referred to by scientists as the "Glacial Inverse"—has trapped the Mediterranean coast in a localized, supernatural deep freeze. While the rest of France swelters at 40°C, Marseille is buried under six feet of snow.
A disillusioned meteorologist who predicted the cooling but was ignored. He lives in a cramped apartment filled with space heaters and old jazz records.