Polar Shift

Description for POLAR SHIFT by Clive Cussler with Paul Kemprecos:

Polar shift: It is the name for a phenomenon that may have occurred many times in the past. At the very least, it disorients birds and animals and damages electrical equipment. At its worst, it causes massive eruptions, earthquakes, and climatic changes. At its very worst, it would mean the obliteration of all life on Earth.

Sixty years ago, an eccentric Hungarian genius discovered how to trigger such a shift, but then his work was lost--or so it was thought. Now, the leader of an antiglobalization group plans to use the work to give the world's industrialized nations a little jolt. But once the shift starts, there is no way to stop it. And unless Austin and the rest of the NUMA Special Assignments Team find a way, there is only one fate left for the world. Extinction . . .