"IF THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT UNZIPS, WE CAN HAVE VOLCANOES ACTIVATE ALL THE WAY FROM MEXICO TO ALASKA." Anthony W. Soule, Volcanologist

During WWII security shelters were built several floors beneath government buildings. Airplanes shattered our world on September 11, 2001 necessitating an immediate update. To this end an underground city is built in Mt. Eisenhower, near Banff, Canada. This emergency safe haven, built with Black Budget funds, is being inspected by Drs. Acel Parker and Tony Soule, both USGS volcanologists, when a Southern California volcano erupts.

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The laughter stopped just then as Carrie ran down the hallway from Stan's den where she watched TV. "Daddy!"
"What, honey?"
"Daddy, the volcano in California blew up."
"What?"
"It's on TV. The smoke's all over and you can see the flames."
"Oh my god," a unison of adults replied. Chairs shoved away from the table banged against a wall as they rushed into the den.
The television announcer said ..."erupted at 5:17 this afternoon. Geologists are totally surprised by this explosion. Their sensors and meters did not indicate there was any change in the activity of the mountain. Inspectors have arrived at the scene. We have one scientist on the phone with us. Can you tell us why there was no warning?"
"We'll have to get back to you later."
The same TV pictures ran several times as the six people watched. File films showed reruns of Mt. Saint Helens. Will it be the same this time?
Stan turned down the TV sound. "What the hell happened?" he said. "You guys were just up there. How could they not feel such a large explosion coming before it happened? The ground usually shakes like mad for days."
"It isn't unusual for a volcano to blow unexpectedly." Acel said. "However, as this is in a populated area, "I'm surprised there was no alarm. All of the detection equipment was working. A normal staff of rangers are on duty."


Construction nearly complete, this emergency forces the shelter to be opened immediately. Sensors, alarms and cameras focused from all angles, did not alert personnel in time to warn the public. No, it wasn't Mt. Saint Helens. Nor Yellowstone. It was Mammoth Mountain, the long smoldering 11,000 foot peak that drew 1.5 million skiers in the 2005-2006 season in Yosemite National Park. The deadly carbon dioxide gas would be pushed thousands of miles by the jet stream.

What extreme anger made computer mastermind Harper Holbrook disable the eruption alert sensors? Panic rages from California to Canada when word is broadcast by television and radio that carbon dioxide gas is spreading across the United States.

A search to apprehend the non-descript villain leads to a nuclear waste repository in the Yucca Valley, Nevada wilderness.