PlotSummary:
Thismovietakesabig-budget,special-effects-filledlookatwhattheworldwouldlooklikeifthegreenhouseeffectandglobalwarmingcontinuedatsuchlevelsthattheyresultedinworldwidecatastropheanddisaster,includingmultiplehurricanes,tornadoes,tidalwaves,floodsandthebeginningofthenextIceAge.Atthecenterofthestoryisapaleoclimatologist(ascientistwhostudiesthewaysweatherpatternschangedinthepast),ProfessorJackHall(Quaid),whotriestosavetheworldfromtheeffectsofglobalwarmingwhilealsotryingtogettohisson,Sam(Gyllenhaal),whowasinNewYorkCityaspartofascholasticcompetition,whenthecitywasoverwhelmedbythechillingbeginningsofthenewIceAge.InadditiontoalloftheotherchallengesDr.Hallfaces,he'salsogoingagainsttheflowashumanityracessouthtowarmerclimes,andhe'snearlytheonlyonegoingnorth...
