It's the near future. Resource wars are epidemic. The global temperature is approaching the dangerous trigger point of +2 C. Rising seas and relentless droughts are turning millions of men, women and children into desperate climate refugees. Due to the rapidly deteriorating environment, the world is losing its agricultural lands. Countless life-forms are disappearing. Oceans are acidifying, and glaciers are melting at an alarming pace. Life on Planet Earth is reaching a critical threshold. In the American Southwest, a courageous team has begun a controversial experiment to become genetically independent of failing food sources. But they are not alone in their quest to avoid the impending global catastrophe. Now the stage is set for a deadly game of intrigue. This ultimate confrontation may well determine the future of the human race. And time is of the essence."