tagSci-Fi & FantasyPeers Ch. 04  Peers Ch. 04   After they
learned about the impending catastrophe Claudia went to
Natalia's room and they assigned themselves tasks. Natalia began
to search for a group of five Pacific islands in a cluster near
the equator. She found several but none satisfied the parameters
that had been laid out.  "Some of the islands may still be below
sea level," Claudia said.  "Right, let me bring up my map of the
Pacific basin."  "How much pressure do you think our shield will
be able to handle. Five hundred meters of sea water equals
tremendous forces," Claudia wondered.  Natalia said, "We would
need to handle five hundred meters at first but the seas could
rise above us another hundred meters then settle back as the
tsunamis die out and the seas freeze. We may be above the frozen
sea shortly after the comet impact. I wonder if the shield can
handle all those fluctuations."  Claudia commented, "The person
compensating for that is going to be busy, I hope you are good
at it."  "What make