I really just want to be a scholar

Yang Chengke said unexpectedly: "You should have a strategic partnership with the European Meteorological Center now, right? Can you further strengthen cooperation?"

Because Qin Ke was serving freshly brewed green tea to everyone, Ning Qingyun took over the words tacitly and said softly: "Our country's meteorological talents are still inferior to those in Europe. We are currently processing domestic extreme climate data and data for the past 30 years. It was very difficult to conduct analysis. Qin Ke and I thought about asking the European Meteorological Center to also contribute to strengthen the analysis of historical data from Europe. After all, dealing with future extreme climate disasters requires global cooperation. "

This was naturally Qin Ke’s idea.

What Ning Qingyun doesn't know is that Qin Ke plans to use this opportunity to take advantage of his current high reputation in the international meteorological community to initially establish a "global extreme climate phenomenon response team" based on "Xia Guo-Europe" As long as the skeleton is set up and his leadership position is established, he will slowly bring in meteorological centers from other countries and eventually form a true "global extreme climate phenomenon response team". too difficult.

The "first sign" of the world's collapse will appear in six or seven years at the earliest.

For the future of mankind, Qin Ke felt it was necessary to speed up his pace.

Yang Chengke frowned and suddenly asked: "I heard that the southern hemisphere is currently in an extremely cold period?"

Qin Ke filled tea for everyone, put down the teapot, and sighed: "Yes, the countries in the southern hemisphere have also had a hard time in the past three months. This time is really a global climate disaster."

Qin Ke's "prediction" didn't say much about the extreme climate in the southern hemisphere, but mainly about the countries in the northern hemisphere, because he only had data from the Xiaguo Meteorological Center and the European Meteorological Center, but he could also roughly speculate about the southern hemisphere. There will also be extreme weather, because the impact of El Niño is global. The northern hemisphere is experiencing extreme high temperatures, and the southern hemisphere has a high probability of extreme low temperatures in order to achieve a "balance" between heat and moisture.

Facts also proved that his speculation was not wrong. From June to September today, the northern and southern hemispheres were indeed in a state of "ice and fire". Many countries in the southern hemisphere experienced record-breaking extreme low temperatures and snowstorms, such as South Africa. An ultra-low temperature of -6℃ was recorded - yes, it is indeed ultra-low temperature for South Africa, because the north and south are relatively warm even in winter, and rarely fall below 9℃. This also makes the local cold-proof measures and cold-proof clothing seriously insufficient. , suffered a lot in the winter blizzards from June to September this year.

Antarctica also recorded the longest snowstorm in history. The extreme minimum temperature recorded by the weather station last week reached -92.3°C, which also broke the historical extreme record.

Uncle Chen and Uncle Yang looked at each other with solemn expressions.

Uncle Yang was silent for a while and then asked: "Do you really deduce that such extreme weather will continue to worsen in the next few years?"

Qin Ke has basically determined that Uncle Yang must know the prophecy about the "Great Collapse of the World", that is, the "Great Catastrophe of the World." He even knows everything about the research of his father-in-law and mother-in-law.

These are highly confidential information from the country, but Qin Ke did not "know" it, but led his own team to deduce it. Naturally, he was not afraid to say: "Based on the current data analysis and deduction results, Qingjun's and I's research team, It will only be valid for the next two or three years. What is basically certain is..."

Qin Ke paused and continued: "In the next two years, there will be a serious El Niño phenomenon. The glaciers in the Arctic, Greenland and the permafrost in Siberia will melt at an accelerated rate. The Atlantic ocean currents will slow down. The Indian Ocean summer monsoon and the West African monsoon will be abnormal. The greenhouse The effect will be further strengthened, and the area of ​​the Amazon rainforest will decrease year by year."

Uncle Chen couldn't help but ask: "What will be the consequences of this?"

"High temperature and drought weather like this year in the northern hemisphere will continue and intensify year by year. This winter is not bad, just a normal winter, but next year's winter will be superimposed on the 'three years of extreme cold winter' cycle, which will be worse than any winter in history." It will all be cold. The southern hemisphere will experience high temperatures and droughts in the summer, and the winter will be colder than this year. It can be said that next year will not be easy for countries around the world. The winter conditions will be relatively better the year after next, but the summer climate will still be harsh."

Having said this, Qin Ke concluded:
"In terms of the overall trend, extreme climate conditions around the world will continue to worsen in the next two to three years. As for whether it will improve or worsen in three years, we are still not sure, but we all think it will not be too optimistic. So with I think it is very necessary for the European Meteorological Center to strengthen cooperation, achieve resource complementarity as much as possible, and jointly respond to extreme climates. As for whether to cooperate with meteorological centers in other countries and regions in the future, we must make a decision based on our latest subsequent deduction results. ”

This conclusion made Uncle Yang and Uncle Chen's expressions become more solemn. This summer has been difficult enough, and next year there will be an extremely cold winter...

Uncle Yang said decisively: "Qin Ke, I will propose to my superiors that the 'El Niño Disaster Prevention and Response Command Center' be changed to the 'Xiaguo Extreme Climate Disaster Response Command Center' as soon as possible, and you will officially assume the position of 'Director and Deputy Director'. Fully responsible for Xia Kingdom’s disaster prevention and response command matters..."

Qin Ke hurriedly said: "I don't have any objection to the name change, but if Qingyun and I are asked to fully manage the national disaster prevention and command matters, there is no need. We don't want to pursue an official career, and there is no need to hold such a position of 'director and deputy director'. It's neither fish nor fowl." It consumes too much energy. We still want to focus more on research. At present, Director Shen Yunzhang and Shen are cooperating very well with us. We can continue to be responsible for technology and funding."

"Okay. Everything depends on your opinion." Uncle Yang asked again: "Tell me, is it possible to delay or even prevent such global climate change?"

If Qin Ke heard it correctly, there was obviously hope in Uncle Yang's voice.

Qin Ke shook his head: "We haven't found any yet. Qingjun and I are studying this topic mainly to find out the root causes of global climate change, and to try to see if there is any way to eliminate it and restore the global climate to normal. . However, the difficulty of these goals is too high, and the amount of data involved is too large. We don’t have a clue yet. Now Qingjun and I still plan to focus on research on seawater desalination and purification to resolve the global freshwater crisis. Originally, this research was already [-]% progressed, but unfortunately, the discharge of nuclear sewage from a certain country has added a big problem, which requires us to spend a lot more effort to solve this problem."

Uncle Yang and Uncle Chen were a little disappointed at first, but their eyes widened when they heard what happened later. Uncle Yang even stood up suddenly: "What string theory are you sure you can use to solve the problem of nuclear sewage?"

Yang Chengke knew that in March this year, the country entrusted the problem of "solving nuclear sewage" to Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun, but the two had never been good at nuclear physics, and had never even been involved in related fields, so Yang Chengke was not too concerned. After paying attention to this matter, only half a year has passed, and more than a dozen academician teams that have taken on this topic at the same time have not achieved any results, which is extremely disappointing.

However, Edward Witten reported at an international conference that Qin and Ke would use string theory to try to solve the problem of nuclear sewage, which attracted quite a lot of attention.

At this time, hearing Qin Ke take the initiative to mention it, and thinking of the countless miracles these two young people had created, Yang Chengke couldn't help but feel hopeful.

"We are doing research on this topic together with Professor Witten. Although it is a physical problem, we are more accustomed to converting it into a mathematical problem to solve. As far as the current progress is concerned, it is not very optimistic, and the mathematical derivation process involved is too complicated. , even if the three of us join forces, and Mr. Qiu lends a helping hand in his spare time, we may not be able to find a way within a year or two. I plan to invite help again. "

"helper?"

"Well, I invited Professor Tao Zhexuan from the University of California to come to Xia Guo for an academic visit. He has very deep knowledge in harmonic analysis, nonlinear partial differential equations, random matrices, ergodic theory, and topology. He has been very helpful to our project. It will be larger. He has agreed, but he still has some classes to attend this semester. He will join us in the form of video conference in the early stage. After the Christmas vacation at the end of the year, he will fly over to Xiaguo to live for a while. I hope it will work together. The four of us can finish it within a year!" Yang Chengke and Chen Jixue both cheered up. Yang Chengke solemnly said: "Every time I hand over the hardest bones to you, the bosses feel a little bit unbearable, but except for you, I really can’t find a more suitable candidate who is more likely to succeed. Whether it is the issue of nuclear sewage or the subsequent research on climate change, I leave it to you. As mentioned above, the country will give you the best The conditions for You become assistants!”

Qin Ke was a little surprised, and then suddenly realized that it seemed that the trend of global climate change had gradually become obvious, and Xia Guo had been secretly working hard for more than ten years to solve the situation. In addition to keeping the relevant information of the "World Collapse" highly confidential In addition, Xia Guo plans to completely liberalize other research on climate change in the hope of creating a miracle.

This is the best news for Qin Ke.

With the country's full support as the biggest backing, Qin Ke will be more confident and confident to form a "global extreme climate phenomenon response team" in the future to jointly solve the problem of global climate change.

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Although the burden placed on the country is heavy and the prediction of "world collapse" will slowly become a reality, Qin Kecai is not the kind of passive person who will frown and worry all day long just because the "first sign" will appear six or seven years later.

Six or seven years is not a long time, but it is not a short time.

Even if the "first sign" does appear, as long as the food, water resources and energy crises are solved, mankind will eventually be able to bear it with acceptable losses.

As for the truly terrifying "Second Sign", that will not happen until more than 20 years at the earliest.

Qin Ke decided to arrange work and life at his own pace - these six or seven years were also very precious to him, Ning Qingyun and their two babies, especially the two babies' most adorable childhood. Time, Qin Kecai did not want to immerse himself in scientific research and neglect his family.

When it is time to do scientific research, devote yourself wholeheartedly, and when it is time to relax and enjoy life, enjoy life to the fullest. Maintaining a high-intensity state of tension for a long time will only affect the efficiency of scientific research.

So after Uncle Yang's family dinner, Qin Ke took Ning Qingyun and two babies, Xiaoxiao and Zhengzheng, to watch a CBA game on the next Sunday.

Qin Ke would no longer go to watch ordinary CBA games, but this one was different. This was the first game in which his good friend Wei Hai from junior high school was promoted from a substitute bench player in the basketball club to an official starting player.

Wei Hai specially posted this good news in his circle of friends. Qin Ke naturally wanted to support him after seeing it - after all, Wei Hai's circle of friends only has about ten people. It is estimated that apart from his club basketball partners, Qin Ke is the only one in the capital. Such a good friend.

Qin Ke observed the lineups of both sides. Wei Hai was still assigned the position of "shooting guard" by the coach this time. Either the coach of this club still did not see that Wei Hai's most suitable position was "point guard", or he was It is believed that Wei Hai, who has just been promoted to the starting team, cannot hold such a position in terms of prestige and qualifications.

Suddenly Ning Qingyun gently pulled Qin Ke with her little hand: "Qin Xiaoke, look over there?"

Qin Ke looked in the direction that Ning Qingyun pointed and saw a young girl with short hair in the audience looking nervously at Wei Hai. She clenched her fists as if to cheer him up. Wei Hai also looked over there before taking the stage. At a glance, this guy had a cool face that had never changed for thousands of years, and he even showed a rare smile.

Qin Ke couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth, oh, Wei Hai is also about to usher in spring?
In the end, Wei Hai's team won the game with a slight advantage. Qin Ke still took his wife and children and quietly left without disturbing Wei Hai. He just sent a message to Wei Hai through WeChat after leaving, asking him to take his daughter with him during the holiday. Friends came to Qingmu University for a small gathering to celebrate their first victory.

Then... Qin Ke soon discovered that it was not only Wei Hai who ushered in spring, but also his two little darlings.

As professors return to school collectively at the beginning of the new semester, and the reputation of Ning Yongxi and Qin Junyao as "super cute and super smart" spreads in Qingmu and Yan University, many professors and even academicians will push themselves in the evening The grandsons and granddaughters of the family came to the garden villa area to play "encounter" and said in a half-joking and half-serious tone:
"Academician Qin, Academician Ning, your two little babies are so cute. They are about one or two years older than my little girl (daughter). From now on, the children will play together more, and they will have playmates."

Qin Ke finally understood that these guys had "bad intentions". On the surface, they wanted to establish a pure friendship with Ning Yongxi and Qin Junyao, but in fact they wanted to seize the position of their "childhood sweethearts".

Don't you know that it is a universal rule that "childhood sweethearts" lose to "Heavenly Falling"?
No matter what, in the foreseeable future of Qin Ke, his brother and sister will definitely be the "group favorites" among Qingmu and the professors and academicians of Yan University, oh, this also includes Mr. Qiu, who is eyeing them.

It's just that Mr. Qiu is not "thinking about the future" for his grandchildren, but he is thinking of accepting Ning Yongxi and Qin Junyao as close disciples.

Ning Qingyun said with half worry and half joy: "Having Xiaoxiao and Zhengzheng receive so much attention, will they be under pressure since childhood?"

Qin Ke is optimistic: "Whether they feel pressure or not depends mainly on us. As long as we don't put pressure on them, they can have a happy childhood."

Well, happiness and joy, Qin Ke has this little request for his children's childhood.

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Just when Ning Qingyun ended her vacation early and returned to her professorial and research position, during the National Day holiday from the end of September to the beginning of October, Xia State finally ushered in a large-scale rainfall from north to south that lasted for more than four months. The high temperature and drought disaster has finally come to an end.

After the vacation, Qin Ke took Ning Qingjun on a special plane and flew to Rome, Italy, to receive the Marcel Grossman Award, which launched a global joint effort to deal with future extreme climate disasters. The prologue of salvation.

(End of this volume)