Watermelon Snow by William Liggett

Deep within the melting Blue Glacier in the Washington wilderness, climate scientist Dr. Kate Landry makes a remarkable discovery. Worried that colleagues will steal her work, she conceals the find from Dr. Grant Poole, the behavioral scientist NASA sends to study her team. When a mysterious illness strikes her crew and an intense storm engulfs their tiny research station, Kate is forced to tell Grant the truth. Thrown together in a struggle to survive, they are trapped between keeping Kate’s secret and protecting the lives of thousands, even millions. Time is running out. Can they find a way to save everyone and still preserve Kate’s discovery?