Frozen Revenge
"We focus on strengthening what we have. Building defenses. When the next cycle comes, we survive it like we survived the first one."
"Will we?" Sarah pulled up projections. "First freeze killed 99.9975% of humanity. We survived because some people were prepared, had shelters, had resources. Next cycle, there's no preparation time. No warning. Just sudden shift. Navarro's models suggest survival rate could be under 50,000 people. Maybe fewer. That's genetic extinction threshold."
The number hung in the air. 50,000. From 247,000 to 50,000. Another 80% loss.