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[wind howling]

[motor whirring]

-[whirring stops]
-[shouting] See how it's done?

Yeah, I think I got the hang of it.

You better.

Boss'll chew my head off
if these cores get messed up.

Don't worry.

We're at 26 feet.

You let Jason operate the drill?

Yeah, he can handle it.

[cracking]

[drill whirring]

[engine switches off]

[cracking]

I didn't do anything!

[Jack] Gimme your hand!
Let go of the drill!

[grunts]

Forget it, Jack! It's too late!

[grunts, groans]

Whoa!

You're not gonna make it!

[Jack grunts]

Jack!

Jack! Gimme your hand!

[strained yell]

[Frank] I got you!

[all straining]

-What were you thinking?
-[sighs]

What's happening?

The whole damn shelf is breaking off!

That's what's happening!

[cracking, rumbling continues]

[Jack] What we have found
locked in these ice cores

is evidence of a cataclysmic
climate shift,

which occurred around 10,000 years ago.

The concentration of these
natural greenhouse gases in the ice cores

indicates that runaway warming
pushed the planet into an Ice Age

which lasted two centuries.

-[speaking Arabic]
-[translating] I'm confused.

I thought you were talking
about global warming, not an Ice Age.

Yes, it is a paradox, but global warming
can trigger a cooling trend.

Let me explain.

The Northern Hemisphere
owes its temperate climate

to the North Atlantic Current.

Heat from the sun arrives at the equator
and is carried north by the ocean.

But global warming
is melting the polar ice caps

and disrupting this flow.

Eventually, it will shut down.

And when that occurs,
there goes our warm climate.

Excuse me. When do you think
this could happen, Professor?

-When?
-[Jack] I don't know.

Maybe in a hundred years.
Maybe in a thousand.

But what I do know is
that if we do not act soon,

it is our children and our grandchildren
who will have to pay the price.

And who's going to pay the price
of the Kyoto Accord?

It would cost the world's economy
hundreds of billions of dollars.

With all due respect, Mr. Vice President,

the cost of doing nothing
could be even higher.

Our climate is fragile.

At the rate we're burning fossil fuels
and polluting the environment,

the ice caps will soon disappear.

Professor, um, Hall,

our economy is every bit
as fragile as the environment.

Perhaps you should keep that in mind
before making sensationalist claims.

Well, the last chunk of ice that broke off

was about the size
of the state of Rhode Island.

Some people might call that
pretty sensational.

[men chuckling]

[people shouting] Stop global warming!
Stop global warming!

[reporter] I'm here at the Global Warming
Conference in New Delhi,

where, if you can believe
your eyes, it's snowing.

The coldest weather on record

has thrown the city into chaos
with numbers of homeless people--

Taxi! Taxi!

I enjoyed your testimony, Professor.
It was very spirited.

Oh, thank you.

It's what we're here for, right?
Put on a good show?

Quite. Uh, I was wondering
if I could talk to you

about your theory on abrupt climate shift.

The name's Rapson. Terry Rapson.

-Professor Rapson? Of the Hedland Center?
-That's me.

I've read your work on ocean currents.

-What do you say to a spot of tea?
-Absolutely.

-If we can hail a cab.
-Oh.

[loud whistle]

Over here!

-[thunder rumbling]
-[bell clanging]

[sportscaster] Welcome back
to Glasgow, Scotland…

-[beeping]
-…where Manchester United leads 3-1

-over hometown Celtic…
-[man snoring]

…in this pivotal Champions League match.

We return to the action
63 minutes into the second half

as Manchester United looks

-to put the game out of reach.
-[snoring louder]

Let's get back to our commentator,
Donald MacFarland.

What? Yeah.

I… I just closed my eyes for a sec, man.

-Yeah.
-Baby kept us awake all night.

[commentator]
Ruud van Nistelrooy, and still!

Yeah!

-[beeping continues]
-[commentator continues indistinctly]

Dennis, NOMAD buoy 4311 is showing
a temperature drop of 13 degrees.

-Hmm? Where is 4311?
-Well, it's, uh…

Georges Bank.

Oh, it's rough seas out there.
Must've knocked it about.

-[sheep bleating]
-[gulls squawking]

[TV chatter continues]

Kick the bloody ball!
Come on! Come on. Kick it.

-Kick it! Kick it!
-Are the lads winning?

Hello, Professor. How was India?

You know what these
scientific gatherings are.

-All dancing girls, wine and parties.
-[men chuckling]

-[thunderclap]
-[announcement in Japanese]

-[sirens chirping]
-[speaking Japanese]

-[cell phone ringing]
-[speaking Japanese]

-[woman on phone speaking Japanese]
-[man speaking Japanese]

[officer speaking Japanese]

[people screaming]

[yells]

[woman continues in Japanese]

[groans]

[sighs]

[newsreader] The fury of Hurricane Noelani
stunned weather experts yesterday,

slamming into the unprepared island chain…

-[phone ringing]
-with a cataclysmic force…

never before witnessed.

Meteorologists already believe this

to be the strongest
hurricane ever recorded…

-[continues ringing]
-…a storm that will surely--

Are you gonna get that?

-Hello?
-[Jack] I just saw that Sam

got an "F" in Calculus.

I'm aware, Jack.
I get a copy of his report card, too.

Well… Sam is a straight "A" student.
He doesn't fail classes.

[Lucy] I don't have time
to talk about this right now.

Maybe you oughta make time.

Excuse me. I'm not the one who's away
for months and months at a time.

[sighs] I just don't understand.

I'll let him explain it to you.

Can you take him
to the airport in the morning?

Sam's getting on a plane?

He joined the Scholastic Decathlon Team.
They're competing in New York.

Sam joined a team?

Yeah, I think there's a girl involved.

-Oh.
-Look. Can you pick him up at 8:30?

I gotta go 'cause I'm on call tonight.

Please don't be late. I don't want him
to have to take a taxi again.

All right. Okay. I'll be there. Okay?

I'll be there.

[sighs]

[woman on PA] This morning's
weather staff meeting has been moved

to level 4, conference room "B."

[woman continues, indistinct]

Jack!

I know you have an innate talent
for rubbing people the wrong way,

but why, for the love of God,
would you aggravate the Vice President?

Because my 17-year-old kid
knows more science than he does.

Perhaps, but your 17-year-old kid
does not control our budget.

-It doesn't matter if he hates you.
-My son doesn't hate me.

Missing the point. What I'm saying is that

-if Raymond pulls our budget… Where…
-Oh, shit!

Jack!

[horn beeping]

-Oh, my God.
-[horn beeping]

-Hi, Sam. I'm sorry I'm late.
-Dad, it's fine.

-The cab's already here.
-That's okay. I'll take care of it.

-What are you gonna--
-Here you go.

[Jack] I'm not angry. I'm disappointed.

-[Sam] Do you wanna hear my side of it?
-How can there be two sides?

I got every question right on the final.

The only reason Mr. Spengler failed me was
'cause I didn't write out the solutions.

Why not?

I do 'em in my head.

Did you tell him that?

I did. He didn't believe me.

He said that if he can't
do them in his head,

then I must be cheating.

Well, that's ridiculous!

How could he fail you
for being smarter than he is?

That's what I said.

You did?

-How'd he take it?
-He flunked me, remember?

Oh. Yeah.

Sam, I'm sorry.

I jumped to conclusions.

I'm gonna call this guy,
have a word with him.

We're gonna get
this whole thing straightened out.

-Don't worry about it.
-Sam!

Sam!

[flight director] Parker, this is Houston.

We're seeing some
bad weather over Canaveral.

Doesn't look like
you're coming back this week.

[chuckles] Your wife's gonna
give me an earful.

[chuckles] Roger that.

Hey, come take a look
at this storm system.

It's enormous.

[thunder rumbling]

[thunderclap]

[thunder rumbling]

You all right?

He's afraid of flying.

I'm fine.

[PA dings]

You know, statistically,

the chance of a plane going down
because of turbulence is less than, what?

One in a billion?

Or is it a million?

-I can't remember if it's a million--
-Shut up, Brian.

Listen, Sam.
Don't pay attention to him, okay?

Everything's fine.
They're still serving drinks.

[thunder rumbling]

-[PA dings]
-[pilot] Folks, it appears we're gonna

have a little bit of a bumpy ride here
for few minutes.

Please fasten your seat belts
and put your tray tables and seat backs

in their upright positions
until we get through this.

Thank you.

-Whoa!
-Grab it! Grab it!

[stewardess] Watch out!

-[hyperventilating]
-[passengers screaming]

[engines whining]

[engine whining stops]

[Laura] Sam?

-Sam.
-Hmm?

Can I have my hand back?

I can't believe I'm spending
two weeks alone with my mum.

[Simon] Be patient with her.

She's been looking forward
to this holiday for months.

-I know.
-[both chuckle]

I love you.

I love you, too.

Hey. Hey, hello. Bye-bye.

[anchorman] The cause of this
extreme weather remains a mystery,

although some meteorologists
believe sunspots are to blame.

-[exhales]
-This is very odd.

There's a buoy here registering
a 13 degree drop in ocean temperature.

Oh, yeah. That's right.

That buoy malfunctioned the other day.

I'll put a call in, see if there are any
ships near Georges Bank to get it.

This buoy isn't in Georges Bank.
It's just off Greenland.

-[Simon] What?
-[rapid beeping]

What are the odds of two buoys failing?

Remote.

[beeping continues]

Make that three.

[horns honking]

[Luther] Just another
typical day in New York City.

Traffic jam ten blocks long.

Looky here, Buddha.

These people, and their cars,
and their exhaust.

They're just pollutin' the atmosphere!

Excuse me, sir. We're really late.

-We're almost there.
-We're only two blocks away.

-Let's walk.
-[Buddha barking]

[birds calling]

[seal barking]

-[roaring]
-What's got into them?

-[animals howling, calling]
-I have no idea.

They're all worked up today.

[howling]

In 1532, Spanish Conquistador
Francisco Pizarro

defeated this Incan Emperor at
the Peruvian highland town of Cajamarca.

-What is his name? Time.
-[thunder rumbling]

-Montezuma.
-No, no.

Montezuma was in Mexico, not Peru.

It's like Anta something.

Atahuallpa?

-That's it!
-[buzzer sounds]

Time's up. Correct answers, please?

-That's five points for Woodmont…
-[crowd cheering]

…and five points for Pinehurst Academy.

Next question.

In what year did Louis Quatorze
ascend to the throne of France?

[pop music plays]

♪ Do you really want to hurt me ♪

This place is so retro.

It might actually be cool
if it were on purpose.

Hmm.

And look at all these nerds.

Hey!

Hey.

You look beautiful.

Thanks. This place is incredible.

Do you believe
that this is their cafeteria?

You played a great first round.

So did you.

These are my teammates, Sam and Brian.

-I'm Laura.
-I'm J.D.

-Your school is amazing.
-Would you like… Would you like a tour?

Sure. That'd be great.
Could you hold this for a sec?

-Yeah. Sure.
-[thunder rumbling]

Thanks.

♪ Do you really want
To make me cry ♪

Man, you got some serious competition.

[Sam] Please.

-I'll bet he's really rich, too.
-Shut up.

[phone ringing]

[sighs] Who is it?

Terry Rapson here.
Sorry to call you so early.

No, Professor.
That's all right. What is it?

Well, we've found something extraordinary.

Extraordinary and disturbing, that is.

You recall what you said in New Delhi

about how polar melting might
disrupt the North Atlantic Current?

Yes.

Well…

I think it's happening.

What do you mean?

One of our NOMAD buoys

registered a 13 degree drop
in surface temperature the other day.

-I sent you an e-mail.
-Hold on.

At first we thought it was a malfunction,

but there are four more across
the North Atlantic showing the same thing.

[Jack] This is unbelievable.

You predicted it would happen.

Yes, but not in our lifetime.
This is too fast.

There are no forecast models remotely
capable of plotting this scenario,

except yours.

My model is a reconstruction
of a prehistoric climate shift.

It's not a forecast model.

It's the closest thing we have.

Nothing like this
has ever happened before.

At least not in the last 10,000 years.

[thunder rumbling]

[male reporter] As I predicted yesterday,

the swell off Hurricane Noelani
is incredible.

These waves are even bigger
than I imagined.

-Just take a look.
-[phone ringing]

Shouldn't you be monitoring
the weather or something?

This is LA. What weather?

-[motor whirring faintly]
-Wait. What's that noise?

What noise?

[motor whirring loudly]

-[whirring stops]
-[phone ringing]

[sighs]

Honey, I'll be right back.

[ringing continues]

[anchorwoman] The Coast Guard
has closed the beaches

as waves have been too big
for even the most experienced of surfers.

-LA Weather Center.
-It's Tommy! I'm down at the beach!

What do you need?

-There… Ooh! Uh…
-[objects clattering]

There's… There's hail
the size of golf balls coming down here!

[weatherman] Low pressure system
moving along the California coastline

is creating a cyclonic system
across the LA basin.

[phone ringing]

-[Jeff] Yeah. Hello.
-Hey, boss, turn on the Weather Channel.

I think we have to issue
a tornado warning.

What are you talking about?

[weatherwoman]
Palmdale and Lancaster are reporting

-wind speeds over 70 miles per hour…
-Hold on a second.

…conditions that are
highly unusual for California.

Tom, we're building a forecast model.
We're gonna need what?

Priority access to the mainframe
for two days, maybe three.

-Oh, is that it? Anything else?
-We need it immediately.

I would say that you've lost your mind,

but you've been this way
for the past 20 years.

Tom, this is important.

What is this forecast model
you're building,

if you don't mind my asking?

[Gomez] Janet Tokada, this is Jack Hall.

Janet's a, uh, hurricane
specialist with NASA.

Jack's a paleoclimatologist,

and I have absolutely no idea
what he's up to.

Booker! What's going on, here?

They just issued
a tornado warning in Los Angeles.

[anchorman] Breaking news, as we prepare
to go live to Los Angeles.

-Mixed reports--
-The report's just come in.

Some extreme weather
occurring in the area.

Okay, we're now going live
to our Fox affiliate in Los Angeles.

[Lisa] We have live coverage now
from our Fox 11 chopper.

-Are you there, Bart?
-Uh, yes, I'm here.

These tornadoes are forming so fast--

-Bart!
-What?

[Bart] Oh! Oh, my God! Lisa…

Are you getting this on camera?

This tornado just came
and erased the Hollywood sign.

The Hollywood sign is gone.
It's just shredded.

-[wind roaring]
-[people screaming]

[Lisa] Bart, what can you see?
Is anyone hurt?

[Bart] I wouldn't be surprised.
There's so much damage down there.

And there are people
down there taking pictures!

Hey! What the hell are you guys doing!

Go for cover!
You can't stay here! Get outta here!

[Tommy] What you're seeing
are two actual tornadoes

striking Los Angeles
International Airport.

Wait. Wait. It looks like they've joined
and formed one large tornado.

-[cameraman] Tommy!
-Oh, my God!

[anchorman] Urge all of our viewers
to stay away from the area.

Jeff, where are you?

I'm on, uh, Yucca and Vine.
I'm on my way in now.

You're on TV!
You're right in the middle of it!

God. Oh, my God!

Get out of there, man!

-[engine starts]
-Oh.

[Bart] That bus got dropped
on top of that Porsche!

-[line beeping]
-Oh, God. I hope no one was in that car!

[anchorwoman] And for our national
audience joining us now,

we are going live
to downtown Los Angeles right now.

-Tommy?
-If you look over there behind me,

that's a tornado.

Yes! A twister in Los Angeles.

It's one of the many tornadoes
that are destroying our city.

There's another one!
That's the Los Angeles skyline!

It's unbelievable! It's huge!
I've never seen anything like that!

-[thunder rumbling]
-[gasping]

What's happening?

It, it looks like some sort of huge,

horrific, terrifying nightmare,
only this is the real thing!

[rumbling stops]

[electricity crackles]

[metal creaking]

[wind howling]

[car alarms blaring distantly]

[eerie music playing]

[wind howling]

[thunder crashes in distance]

Yes, I… I'm looking at it right now.

-Yes, it is.
-What's happening, Raymond?

I'll call you back.

Mr. President.

Los Angeles has been
devastated by a series of tornadoes.

On top of that, the FAA wants your
approval to suspend all air traffic.

What should we do?

Until we figure out what's going on,

I, I don't think we have much choice, sir.

[anchorwoman] What you're seeing is
what's left of downtown Los Angeles.

Hey, man,
I just got off the phone with my mom.

Um, excuse me, you guys. I'm really sorry,
but we need to change the channel.

[clamoring]

[anchorwoman] The FAA has grounded
all air traffic in the United States.

Unfortunately, the order came too late

for two planes that were brought down
by severe turbulence in the Midwest.

So much for one in a billion.

[indistinct chattering]

All right. All right.
Listen up, everybody.

Listen up, please.

We've got a lot of work to do
and we don't have much time.

So, let's get started, please. Vorsteen?

All our grid models are worthless.

I don't think grid models
are gonna be a lot of help here.

The Canadians are reporting tremendous
circulation moving down from the Arctic.

In Siberia, there's a low pressure system
unlike anything we've seen,

and Australia just saw
the strongest typhoon ever recorded.

[Lanson] Are you saying
these things are interconnected?

[Booker] It's a possibility.

The only force strong enough
to affect global weather is the sun.

What's NASA have to say?

We've already checked.
Solar output is normal.

What about the North Atlantic Current?

[Vorsteen] What about it?

I got a call last night from
Professor Rapson at the Hedland Center.

He thinks the current has changed.

[murmuring]

Come on, Jack. How could that be?

The current depends upon a delicate
balance of salt and fresh water.

-We all know that.
-Yes.

But no one has taken into account

how much fresh water
has been dumped into the ocean

because of melting polar ice.

I think we've hit
a critical desalinization point.

[people murmuring]

It would explain
what's driving this extreme weather.

Hedland had some pretty convincing data.

They've asked me to feed it
into my paleoclimate model

to track the next set of events.

Hold on, Jack. Are you suggesting these
weather anomalies are gonna continue?

Not just continue. Get worse.

I think we're on the verge
of a major climate shift.

[people murmuring]

Tom! What are you gonna
tell the administration?

What do you expect me to tell them?

The government has to start making
long-term preparations now.

Jack, all you have is a theory.

Then give me the mainframe
and let me prove it!

No.

You have 48 hours.

-[sighs]
-Professor Hall.

-Yes?
-I think your theory may be correct.

Walk with me.

Just a few weeks ago, I monitored
the strongest hurricane on record.

The hail, the tornadoes… it all fits.

Can the model you're working on
factor in storm scenarios?

-Oh, we haven't had the time.
-Maybe I can help.

-Welcome aboard.
-Thanks.

-Hi, I'm Jason.
-Hi.

Ow!

[Lucy] Do you have the results
of Peter's CT scan?

Yeah, the treatment shrunk the tumor 20%.

-Is his eyesight better today?
-No. No change.

Hey, Peter. How you doin' today?

-A little better.
-Good.

Let me listen here.

Can you read that?

No, but I remember
the story from the pictures.

You do?

My mother used to read it to me.

She must be very proud of you.
You've been such a brave, big boy.

-Thank you.
-You're welcome.

-Here you go.
-Thank you.

[Jack sighs]

Jack, you've been working
for 24 hours straight,

-the only one who hasn't taken a break.
-[sighs]

Maybe I'll try
to shut my eyes for a while.

Call me when you get the results.

-Frank, is he always so obsessive?
-[together] Yes.

Does he ever lighten up?

-No.
-Not really.

How long have you been working together?

Well, uh, Frank's been
working with him since the Stone Age.

I've only had to endure
two years of servitude.

[thunder rumbling]

Jack. Jack. We got the results.

Six to eight months. That can't be.

That time scale isn't in months.
It's in weeks.

[reporter] Widespread flooding
has slowed transportation

and caused numerous closures,
including the Lincoln and Holland Tunnels.

The plumbing in the school is really old.

With all this rain,
the sewage got stopped up.

Where are you staying tonight?

They're finding us a place
to stay with kids here in New York City.

Are you sure you can't get home
any sooner than tomorrow?

Well, look, Dad,
I would if I could, you know.

It's just, uh…

Ugh! This smell is unbearable, Dad.

-Stop kidding around. I want you home.
-Dad, I'll be on the train.

Do me a favor, okay?

Just don't worry about me.
I'll figure it out.

[sighs] All right, son.
I'll see ya tomorrow.

Hey, Sam. Guess what.
We got a place to stay.

Great.

So far, the terrible weather
hasn't hit the DC area,

but local residents
aren't taking any chances,

as people stock up
for what is already being billed

as the worst storm season on record.

You better be sure about this, Jack.
My ass is on the line.

-You saw the model.
-And I hope to God it's wrong.

-Oh. Mr. Vice President.
-Tom.

-You know Professor Hall.
-Yes, we've met.

Uh, Professor Hall has
some new information

I think you should take a look at.

We just got these results
from our simulation model.

They explain what's causing
the severe weather.

I'll look at this later. I have a meeting
with the director of FEMA now.

This is very urgent, sir.
Our climate is changing violently.

It's going to happen
over the next six to eight weeks.

Thought you said this wouldn't happen
for another hundred years or so.

-I was wrong.
-Well, suppose you're wrong this time.

I wish that I were,
but I'm sure you're aware

of what's happening all around the world.

We're making all the necessary
preparations for this storm.

What more do you expect?

You have to start thinking about
large scale evacuations right now,

especially in the northern states.

-Evacuations?
-Yes.

Have you lost your mind, Hall?
I have to go.

Mr. Vice President, if we don't act now,
it's going to be too late.

Come on, Jack.

Hey, thanks for bringing us here.

I couldn't let you leave New York without
seeing the Natural History Museum.

Of course not. It's the world's
finest collection of stuffed animals.

Hey, guys. Check this out.

"The body of this mammoth was found
perfectly preserved in the Siberian tundra

with food still in its mouth and stomach,

indicating that it froze
instantly while grazing."

[wind howling]

[reporter] It's been 24 hours now
since the snow started falling

across the British Isles
and over Northern Europe,

and it shows no signs of letting up.

No. No, no, no.
You gotta stop worrying. No.

It's fine. We got plenty of supplies.

We're just snowed in.

[tapping feet loudly]

Yeah. No, it's all right. It's all right.

You stay where you are, okay?
I'll be fine.

Yeah, I love you, too. Okay. Bye.

[sighs]

Hey. How's Jeanette?

Oh, fine.

Ferry just landed.

[Dennis] Must be nice in Spain.
I wish I was there.

[reporter] The search and rescue team
has been deployed by helicopter

to airlift the Royal Family to safety.

You think they'll come get us,
since we got snowed in?

Not likely.

Luckily, we got our own genny,

enough tea and biscuits to sink a ship.

Oh, we'll be fine.
As long as the loo doesn't back up again.

[all chuckle]

In Ireland, those remaining in Belfast
and Banbridge have been urged to evacuate

to Dublin as soon as possible.

The north continues
to receive the worst of the storm…

[pilot 3] We've got zero visibility.
Maintain heading, speed.

[pilot 1] What's our heading?

Zero, three, five, sir.

Approximately 40 kilometers
from Balmoral Castle.

[pilot 3] We've lost
visual contact with you.

This gauge here can't be right.

[pilot 3] Wind speed has dropped to zero.

We have vertical walls
of cirrus cloud formations.

[pilot 1] What the hell is going on?

Bloody fuel lines are starting to freeze!

[overlapping shouts]

Port engine pressure's dropping!
The rotor RPM is dropping!

We've got a flame-out
on the starboard side as well!

[engine switches off]

Prepare for crash landing!

Select emergency fuel!

Come on, you bastard!

Come on!

[wind howling]

[breathing heavily]

[Rapson] What I'm about to tell you
is supposed to be confidential.

Several hours ago,
three helicopters went down over Scotland.

They crashed because the fuel
in their lines froze.

At what temperature does--

Negative 150 degrees Fahrenheit.

We had to look it up.

The temperature dropped phenomenally fast.

On the ground, people froze
before they could get out of their cars.

Can you get me a satellite picture

-of Scotland two hours ago?
-Yeah.

We've got mountains of data

but nowhere near enough
computer power to analyze it.,

Can you help us?

Send us what you've got,
and we'll do our best.

Thanks, Jack. Bye for now.

This is Scotland at the time
the temperature dropped.

[Frank] This thing looks
just like a hurricane.

[Janet] Only hurricanes
don't form over land.

[thunderclap]

-Good evening, sir.
-Hey, Harold.

Thanks, Victor. See you in the morning.

Right, sir.

-Terrible weather.
-Tell me about it.

[Laura] Wow.

You live here?

Just on the weekends.

It's… It's my dad's place,
and he's kind of never around, so…

Where is he?

Skiing in Europe with my stepmom.

[Laura] Is this you and your brother?

Oh, yeah. That's when
we took a bike trip together.

It's been raining like this
for three days now.

[thunderclap]

[horns honking, people shouting]

I'm just standin' here.

You can't stay here.

-I never liked this neighborhood anyway.
-[Buddha barking]

It's a mob scene at Grand Central Station.

Over half the platforms are flooded,

and service has been
suspended on all trains.

With planes still grounded

and trains now out of service,
that's bad news--

Victor's coming to pick me up.

Do you guys want a ride
to the train station?

-Stranded since this morning.
-Not anymore.

[weatherman] In Nova Scotia earlier,

the ocean rose by 25 feet
in a matter of seconds.

What we have feared for the past few days
has indeed happened.

The cold front moving down from the Arctic

has created an enormous
storm system in Canada,

which, incredible as it sounds,
looks like a tropical hurricane.

I gotta go pick up my little brother.
Do you guys want a ride?

-Where is he?
-In a boarding school in Philadelphia.

If this system moves south,
we could see a wind-driven storm surge

that could threaten
the entire Eastern Seaboard.

Okay. Bye. Victor's stuck
in traffic on Fifth Avenue.

It'll be easier to head out of town
if we meet him over there.

-All right.
-You mean walk? No, not in this.

[thunder rumbling]

We should take the stairs.

We're on the top floor.

I guess we're walkin'.

[thunderclap]

[horns honking, people shouting]

-Maybe we should just stay here.
-I think the young lady is right, sir.

No. We need to get home.

-Come on!
-[shouting continues]

Come on.

[goats bleating]

[growls]

Hey, Cesar, come here.

What are you doing?

The wolves! They're gone!

[male reporter] Just to give you
an idea of the situation,

which seems to be becoming
worse with each passing minute,

at the moment, we have flooding
in most parts of the island.

We've got traffic snarl-ups,
because the electricity is now out

to almost every part of Manhattan.

No traffic signals, car accidents…
at least 200…

and lower Manhattan, we've been told,
is virtually inaccessible.

[Campbell] No one is to be on the streets.
Please go inside.

-[overlapping chatter]
-Sir, just calm down.

Public library's here. Make your way
up there to stay warm and dry.

[chattering continues]

Sir, just take it easy.

Um, can you call Mom?
Please phone her for me.

-[guard] Hey.
-[blubbering]

That dog can't come in here.

Come on, man. It's pouring out there.

I don't care.

Read the sign.

It's supposed to be a public library.

[overlapping chattering]

Come on, guys. This way.

[Gary] Excuse me. Your bad.

Goddamn $1,500 waterproof raincoat!

Please shut up, man.

-There must be rats everywhere.
-That's 'cause it's New York.

Hey! Hey! Open up, big poppa!

It's out of service. It's out of service!

-I'll give you $100 to put it in service.
-You don't have to do that.

No, no. Really, $200.
I won't have it. I won't have it.

Oh, God, I love buses.
This is just so much fun.

-[indistinct shouting]
-Hello?

I can't reach my driver.
I lost the signal.

This is insane.
We should just go back to your apartment.

[Brian] Yeah. I vote for that.

What? Are you kidding?
We have to get higher!

Come on. Up to the library.

-[Campbell] Calm down!
-[shouting in French]

I can't understand what you're saying.

[shouting continues]

Just stay calm, ma'am. I'll get you out.

[gasps, groans]

[Campbell] The door is jammed!

-[shouting continues]
-I don't speak French.

[screaming]

[thunderclap]

[overlapping chatter]

Hey, where is Laura?

[woman speaking French]

-She was just right there.
-She's right there! Right there! See?

What… What is she doing?

-Tell them to cover their eyes.
-[speaking French]

[speaking French]

-[grunts]
-[child screams]

[newsreader] There is a wall of water
coming towards New York City!

Everybody--

[panicked screams]

[woman screams]

[gasping]

-[shouting in French]
-What's the problem?

She left her bag in the cab.
Their passports.

[Campbell] Forget about it!

-I'll get it for her.
-Come on!

Oh, my…

[intense music playing]

Laura!

Laura!

Laura!

-No! No!
-No, Sam! Sam, no!

-Laura! Laura! Laura! Come on!
-[gasps]

Come! Come on!

-Sam!
-Go!

[grunts]

[gasps]

[Buddha barking]

Professor.

[Rapson] Thank you.

[chuckles] Is that Neville's handiwork?

Neville's way beyond stick figures.
He's six already.

-Hmm.
-No. This masterpiece

-belongs to my second grandson, David.
-God.

Can't believe Neville's six already.

You won't believe how fast they grow.

Professor, I've got
Jack Hall on the phone.

They've run the data we've sent them.

Here he is.

Jack, were you able
to re-create the thermal cycle?

Yes. The storm's rotation is pulling
super-cooled air all the way down

from the upper troposphere.

But shouldn't the air warm up
before it reaches ground level?

It should, but it doesn't.
The air's descending too rapidly.

Is this an isolated incident?

I'm afraid not.

We've located two other supercells
in addition to the one over Scotland.

There's one over Northern Canada
and another one over Siberia.

And do we know their projected path?

Yes. Our previous estimates
of six to eight weeks weren't even close.

This one storm is going
to change the face of our planet.

Here's a projection of 24 hours out.

This is 48 hours out.

And in seven to ten days.

When this storm is over,
we'll be in a new Ice Age.

My God.

Professor, it's time you got out of there.

I'm afraid that time
has come and gone, my friend.

What can we do?

Save as many as you can.

[feedback on line]

[line beeping]

[phone ringing]

Jack. Something's happened in New York.

No. The power is out.
I've been in here all day.

-[guard] Who needs help?
-Over here. Over here.

-[indistinct shouting]
-Hi.

-[man] Hello.
-[Buddha whimpering]

What?

This is the last one. Enjoy it. Greedy.

[operator] All circuits are busy.

Listen. Thanks for coming back for me.

It was really brave.

I guess I better return her bag.

[speaking French]

Sam? Just tell her how you feel.

Yeah.

[dialing phone]

Did you reach your little brother yet?

No. There's still no service.

Damn cell phones.

-Excuse me.
-[Judith] Yes?

Are there any pay phones
on the upper floors?

No. No.

-But there are some on the mezzanine.
-Great.

But I think it's underwater.

Where are you going? Power's out.

Older pay phones draw their power
directly from the line.

[woman speaks indistinctly over PA]

Oh, God. I've been trying to reach Sam.

So have I.

I kept trying to call,
but I couldn't get through.

It's been a madhouse around here. Come on.

Are you sure about this?

Ah. Oh.

[dial tone]

It works.

I love that picture.

[Lucy] Yeah. So do I.

-Where was that taken?
-Miami.

Well, where was I?
I don't remember that trip.

Sam and I went with my sister.

You were in Alaska,
doing research on your doctorate.

[sighs]

Remember what he was like
when he was that age?

[chuckles] Everything was "one more."

One more bedtime story.
One more ride on my shoulders.

"One more, Daddy."

Jack? Sam's on the phone. Line four.

-Sam?
-Dad!

-Where are you? Are you all right?
-We're at the public library.

Sam, it's Mom. I'm so happy you're okay.

Mom, can you call
Laura and Brian's parents

and tell them we're all right?

[Lucy] Yes. Of course.

-Sam, what's that noise?
-Sam? Sam?

[gasping]

What is going on out there, Dad?

Sam? Sam, listen to me.
Listen very carefully.

Forget what I said
about trying to head south.

It's too late.
The storm is gonna get worse.

It's gonna turn into a massive blizzard

with an eye in the center,
like a huge hurricane.

Uh-huh.

Only the air is gonna be so cold,

you could freeze to death in seconds.

-[Laura] Sam?
-What should we do?

[Jack] Listen, son.

Do not go outside.

Just burn whatever you can
to stay warm and try to wait it out.

I will come for you. Do you understand me?

I will come for you.

[grunting, shivering]

Sam! Sam, come back!

[Jack] Sam? Sam, did you hear me?

Did you hear me?

[Lucy] Sam? [sobbing]

Tell me he's gonna be okay.

He's gonna be all right.

He's gonna be all right.
Do you understand me?

[sobbing continues]

[thunder crashing]

[bubbling]

[Sam gasping]

[shivering, panting]

[sobbing] I thought you drowned.

-Let's find some dry clothes for you.
-Yeah.

Where did you store the Arctic gear?

You can't make it to New York, Jack.

I've walked that far before in the snow.

This is not the same.

Jack, this is not the same!

Lucy, tell him.

I have to do this.

I know.

[shudders] My hands are shaking. Shaking.

That's okay. Here. Here. Come here.

Wh-Wh-What are you doing?

I'm using my body heat to warm you.

If we let the blood
from your arms and legs

rush back to your heart too quickly,

your heart could fail.

[shivering] Where…
Where did you learn that?

Some of us were actually
paying attention in health class.

How are you feeling?

Much better.

[Gomez] Frank told me about Sam.

I'm not gonna try
to talk you out of going,

but there's something
I need for you to do first.

You have to explain your results
to the administration.

I already tried that, Tom.

I know. This time it'll be different.

You're gonna brief the President directly.

[Campbell] Is that the last of it?

-[Laura] Yeah. Pretty much.
-Okay.

We also found this radio,
but I don't think it works.

Let me see it.

[barking]

Buddha, be quiet!

You ain't even supposed
to be in here anyway.

[faint rumbling]

[barking continues]

[rumbling gets louder]

[rumbling continues]

[loud creaking]

[barking continues]

Come on, guys.

Oh, my God.

[glass shattering]

The basic rule of storms
is that they continue

until the imbalance
that created them is corrected.

In this case, we're talking
about a global realignment.

The superstorm will last
seven to ten days.

When it's over, ice and snow
will cover the entire Northern Hemisphere.

The ice and snow will reflect sunlight.

The earth's atmosphere will restabilize,

but with an average temperature
close to that of the last Ice Age.

What can we do about this?

[sighs] Head as far south as possible.

That is not amusing, Professor.

Where do you suggest they go?

The farther south they go,
the safer they'll be.

Texas. Parts of Florida
that aren't flooded.

Mexico would be best.

Mexico? Maybe you should stick to science
and leave policy to us.

[Gomez] We tried that approach.

You didn't want to hear about the science
when it could have made a difference.

What exactly are you proposing, Professor?

Evacuate everyone south of that line.

What about the people in the north?

I'm afraid it's too late for them.

If they go outside,
the storm will kill them.

At this point,

their best chance is to stay inside,

try to ride it out,

pray.

What do you think he'll do?

I don't know.

Jack, thanks.

And good luck.

You too.

We're all gonna need it.

We can't evacuate half the country

because one scientist
thinks the climate is shifting.

Every minute we delay is costing lives.

What about the other half of the country?

If Professor Hall is right
about this storm pattern,

sending troops north
will create more victims.

We need to save the people
we can right now.

We take the same approach
in triage on the battlefield.

Sometimes it's necessary
to make difficult choices!

I don't accept that abandoning
half of the country is necessary.

Maybe if you'd listened
to him sooner, it wouldn't be.

Bullshit. Easy for him
to suggest this plan.

He's safely here in Washington.

His son is in Manhattan.

I just thought you should know that
before you start questioning his motives.

We're going to follow Hall's plan.

-General.
-Sir.

Give the order for the National Guard
to evacuate the southern states.

Yes, sir.

[door closes]

Vivian, uh, get me my wife.

[wind howling]

[generator chugging]

[electricity buzzing]

Sorry, mates, but we're just about
out of petrol.

Hey, is there any chance

that it will run on this?

-[chuckles]
-[Rapson] Are you mad?

That's a 12-year-old Scotch.

[laughs]

Gentlemen. To England.

To mankind.

To Manchester United.

[all laughing]

I jus… I just wish
I could've seen him grow up, you know?

The important thing is he will grow up.

[generator powers off]

Amen.

[wind howling]

Maybe you should have
somebody help you with that.

Sir, I am president
of the electronics club,

the math club and the chess club.

Now, if there's a bigger nerd
in here, please point him out.

I'll just leave you alone to work on it.

Come on, Buddha. Come on.
Do your business.

Look. There's nobody around.

[Buddha whimpering]

Okay. You know what?
I'll turn around. I won't look. I promise.

[barking]

-[barking continues]
-What?

Hey, man. There's people out there.
I was walking my dog.

There's hundreds of 'em.
They're walkin' on the snow.

[Cabbie] Where are they all going?

They're gettin' out of the city
before it's too late.

All right, everybody. Quiet down.

When was the last time
anyone got a signal on a cell phone?

I got through to my cousin in Memphis
an hour ago.

They're being evacuated to the south.

We should get moving, too.
The water's frozen over enough to walk on.

We should get going before
the snow gets too deep.

Everyone, wrap yourselves up
as fast as you can.

-We shouldn't go.
-We leave in five minutes.

Why not, Sam? Everyone's leaving.

When I talked to my dad,
he told me we should stay inside.

-The storm will kill anybody caught in it.
-You have to say something.

I know.

-[Campbell] Line up. That's it.
-[chattering]

Excuse me, sir. You're making a mistake.

What? Hey, listen, son.

We're all scared, we got no choice.

-That's not it.
-Get ready to go.

If these people go outside,
they will freeze to death!

-Okay. What is this nonsense?
-It's not nonsense, all right?

Look. This storm is gonna get worse.

The people who are caught outside,
they will freeze to death.

-Where are you getting this information?
-My father's a climatologist.

What are you suggesting we do?

We stay inside, we keep warm,
and we wait it out.

The snow is getting deeper by the minute.

We'd be trapped here
without food, supplies.

It's a risk. Yeah.

-[Campbell] An unnecessary risk.
-No, no, no. It's not.

We've wasted enough time
talking about this.

Come on, people. Let's go.

Look. Look. Look. Just look for a second.

-Come on, everybody. Let's get going.
-One second.

The storm is gonna get bad.
It's gonna get really bad.

You're not gonna be able to survive in it.

Believe me. Sir, please just stay.

Just stay.

Just don't…

I'm…

[wind howling]

She's set to go.

Come on. Straight to the back, guys.

[Jack on phone]
It'll be impossible to reach each other.

Leave a message for me
at the American Embassy in Mexico City.

Okay. I will.

I love you.

I love you, Jack.

Tell Sam I love him so much.

God be with you.

[line disconnects]

-Dr. Hall?
-Yeah.

We haven't been able
to reach Peter's parents.

-I'm gonna try later, okay?
-Okay. Thank you.

I got it.

You're supposed to be
on a bus heading south.

I've been watching your back for 20 years.

You think I'd let you go alone?

All these years, I thought
I was watching your back.

-Where are the keys?
-In the truck.

Where do you think you're going?

Neither one of you knows
how to navigate worth a damn.

Without me, you'll end up in Cleveland.

I'll try to give you updates on the storm
as it heads your way.

Good luck, Jack.

[engine starts]

[female reporter]
Breaking news from the US-Mexico border.

Just half an hour ago,
Mexican officials closed the border

in the light of so many US refugees
who are fleeing south

in the wake of the approaching storm.

These people came here
in anticipation of crossing into Mexico.

Instead, they've been met
with closed gates…

[male reporter] And now, in a dramatic
reversal of illegal immigration,

thousands of people
are crossing the Rio Grande into Mexico.

The scene that's unfolding here behind me
is one of desperation and frustration.

People have abandoned their cars,
grabbed their belongings,

and they are wading across
the river illegally into Mexico.

[Judith] Here it is.

Oh, this fireplace probably hasn't been
used in about a hundred years.

All right.

-What are you doing?
-What do you think we were gonna burn?

-You can't burn books.
-No. Absolutely not!

You wanna freeze to death?

I'll go get some more.

I'll help you.

I'm going with them.

Okay. Do you have
a cafeteria or a lunchroom?

Just an employees' lounge
with a few vending machines.

[Buddha barking]

We're not gonna last very long
on M&M's and potato chips.

What about the garbage cans?

There's always
somethin' to eat in the garbage.

[Buddha whimpering]

Friedrich Nietzsche.
We cannot burn Friedrich Nietzsche.

He was the most important thinker
of the 19th century.

Oh, please. Nietzsche was a chauvinist pig
who was in love with his sister.

He was not a chauvinist pig.

But he was in love with his sister.

[Brian] Uh, excuse me. You guys?

Yeah. There's a whole section
on tax law down here that we can burn.

After hours of uncertainty,
the traffic is moving smoothly

from the United States into Mexico.

This is only possible

because the president was
able to negotiate a deal

to forgive all Latin American debt

in exchange for opening the border.

Now multitudes of American families
are feeling a rush…

[quiet reading]

-Lucy.
-[stops reading]

-Is Peter's ambulance here?
-No.

Why?

-They've all gone.
-What?

In the confusion…
I don't know what happened.

People just started to panic,
and they left.

Now, there's a policeman with a snowplow.

He's waiting outside.

Peter can't be moved in anything
but an ambulance.

I called and left a message
for the county ambulance service.

Okay.

Okay. You should go,
and I'll stay and wait.

Lucy, no. No.

You should go.
He's not gonna wait forever.

It's okay.

I'm sorry.

-It's okay.
-All right.

-[gasps]
-Are you all right?

Yeah. I'm fine. I just…
I cut my leg the other day.

[radio static]

Did you get a signal?

Yeah. For a minute.

And?

Man, this storm is everywhere.

It's hit the entire Northern Hemisphere.

Europe is buried under 15 feet of snow.

And they say it's gonna get
just as bad here.

I mean, I don't think
your dad's gonna make it.

No. He'll make it.

He'll make it.

[newscaster] The White House has ordered

the following national disaster alert
for all northern states.

Continued exposure
to the approaching storm is deadly.

Remain indoors and take
all measures to stay warm,

burning any fuel sources
until the storm is over.

Roads are impassable across New York State

and as far south as Pennsylvania.

Where are we?

[newsreader continues indistinctly]

Looks like we're just north
of Philadelphia.

[newscaster] Rescue workers say
they have no idea--

Look out!

You guys okay?

-Yeah.
-[Jason] Yeah.

Once again, roads across…

-Sorry, boss.
-…the northern states are impassable.

Unpack the snowshoes.
We're walking from here.

[Campbell] Come on, men.
Let's get up and get going.

[Cabbie] We've only made it to Brooklyn.
Maybe we should just turn back.

What for? Half the city's
frozen underwater.

-There's nothing to go back to.
-It's time to get up. Keep moving.

-We should've stayed in the library.
-Come on, ma'am.

Okay, guys. Let's get moving.

[Campbell] Wake up.

-What are you doing?
-Insulatin'.

Newspaper's best, but this'll do it.

You know, you spend
some years on the streets,

and you learn how to keep warm.

Hey.

Thanks.

I got one.

Your favorite vacation?

Besides this one?

[chuckles] All right.

I went to Greenland with my dad on
one of his research trips a few years ago

and, uh, the ship broke down
and we got stuck.

And it rained constantly.

That sounds really boring.

It was actually really nice.

Just me and my dad
hanging out for ten days.

[sighs]

[wind howling]

[grunting, screaming]

[groaning, whimpering]

[Jack] Frank!

-Are you all right?
-I'm fine!

Just dropped in to do a little shopping.

I gotta lose this sled.

[grunts]

Hold on! We'll pull you up!

Jason! You gotta support Frank's weight!

Okay! I'll try!

[grunting]

Okay! I think I have his weight now!

I'm coming to you!

[glass cracking]

[gasping, whining]

The glass is breaking!

Too much weight!

It's not gonna hold.

No! No!

Frank! I can get you out!

Don't do it!

-No! Frank! Don't!
-[Jason] Frank, no!

Frank!

[Elsa] What have you got there?

A Gutenberg Bible.

It was in the rare books room.

You think God's gonna save you?

No.

I don't believe in God.

You're holding on
to that Bible pretty tight.

I'm protecting it.

This Bible is the first book ever printed.

It represents…

the dawn of the Age of Reason.

As far as I'm concerned, the written word
is mankind's greatest achievement.

-[scoffs quietly]
-You can laugh.

But if Western Civilization is finished,

I'm gonna save at least
one little piece of it.

[radio chatter]

We heard somebody was left behind.

We brought an ambulance.

Thank God.

Thank you so much for coming.

[shivering]

[Laura coughing]

[shivers]

[Sam] Hey.

Hey, are you all right?

You look like you have
a fever or something.

I'm fine.

I just can't sleep.

My mind keeps going over
all those worthless Decathlon facts.

[light chuckle] Mm.

It's pretty stupid, huh?

No, it's all right. I guess you just
haven't had time to adjust yet.

How am I supposed to adjust, Sam?

Everything I've ever cared about,
everything I've worked for…

has all been preparation
for a future that no longer exists.

I know you always thought
I took the competition too seriously.

You were right.

It was all for nothing.

No… [sighs]

No, I just…

I just said that to avoid
admitting the truth.

The truth about what?

About why I joined the team.

I joined it because of you.

Hey.

[indistinct radio chatter]

Get this convoy moving now.

[whispering] I know. I know.

-Mr. President.
-All right.

I'm sorry, sir. We can't wait any longer.

We're the last ones.

All right.

[pilot] Mexicali Control,
this is Delta 2-6.

We're carrying an urgent message
for high command.

Request priority on landing zone one.

-[clamoring]
-[radio chatter continues]

-Sir.
-Thank you, Corporal.

Carry on.

Madam Secretary?

Raymond.

The President's motorcade
got caught in the storm.

They didn't make it.

[Sam] She wouldn't wake up this morning.

I mean, last night she only had a fever.
I don't understand.

God, she's awfully pale.

Well, guys, look. None of us has had
anything real to eat in days.

-[Jeremy] It's hypothermia.
-[Luther] How could it be hypothermia?

-We've all been--
-Maybe it's just the flu, you guys.

[Judith] No, no, it's not the flu.

Yeah? And how do you know?

Books can be good for something
other than burning.

Let's go over her symptoms.

I told you. She has a fever
and a really cold sweat.

[Judith] How's her pulse?

It's really fast.

Did she have any injuries,

like a cut or something
that might've gotten infected?

She was complaining
about a cut on her leg a few days ago.

I didn't… I didn't think anything of it.

[Brian] Oh, my gosh.

That's blood poisoning.

Um, septicemia.
She could go into septic shock.

I've seen that before. That can get bad.

She needs a massive dose of penicillin,

or a broad-spectrum
antibiotic immediately, or…

Or what?

I've never seen anything like it.
There's no point of reference.

All I can see is cloud cover.

What are you doing?

Taking infrared image of thermal currents

sent to Houston, Korolev,

your weather service.

[Parker] I'll help you.

-Tom? Tom, wake up.
-[grunts] Mm. What?

I just received some satellite images
from the space station.

You better take a look.

How big is this thing?

The vortex is
50 miles in diameter and growing.

The two cells
over Europe and Asia are even bigger.

[Gomez] Good God.

This one's gonna hit New York
inside an hour.

[Jason grunting, panting]

[Jack] Jason!

Are you all right?

Jason!

[panting, grunting]

[barking]

What are you doing?

There's gotta be medicine on that ship.

I thought you said
it was too dangerous to go outside.

I know I did.

Where'd you find those chairs?

Why?

I'm going with you.

Me too.

[pants]

There!

-[lock rattling]
-Oh! Come on!

Damn it!

-[grunts]
-[growling]

[grunting]

[wind howling]

[grunts]

[panting]

-It's all in Russian. I--
-[Sam] I know.

-[Brian] Hey, guys, I found it.
-What? How do you know?

Because it says "penicillin"
on the bottom.

[growling]

[Brian] Wait a minute.
This is the mess hall.

We should find food while we're here.

We don't have time.

None of us are gonna survive
without food, including Laura.

Okay.

[exhales, clears throat]

[J.D.] Sam, over here!

What?

-Bingo.
-[Sam laughs]

[glass clattering]

-[inflating]
-[yells, gasps]

[Sam] Brian?

[Brian] I'm okay.

-[J.D.] What happened?
-[Sam] What was that?

Okay, okay. All I did
was open up a cupboard.

-[quiet snarling]
-We can use it. Put food in it.

-[loud snarl]
-[gasps]

-[growling]
-[grunting, yelling]

-[continues yelling]
-[grunting]

-Pull him in!
-[wolf whimpers]

You all right?

[growling]

[J.D. groans] My leg.

Here, use this.

[shuddering, groaning] Oh, yeah. Here. Oh!

It should be over New York by now.

Satellite readings are showing

a temperature drop
of ten degrees per second.

[Sam] You guys,
I think we're in the eye of it.

We gotta get back right now.

Look, I'm gonna go outside

and I'm gonna lure the wolves
out of the room.

-When they leave, you lock the door.
-Good luck.

-[groans]
-[growling]

[panting, grunting]

[muttering, grunting]

[growling, snarling]

[groans, grunts]

[yells]

[wolf whimpers]

[pants]

[J.D.] Brian, hurry!

[Brian muttering]

Come on! Hurry!

[snarling, growling]

[grunting, panting]

-[growling continues]
-[banging on door]

[thudding on door]

Brian! Brian, open the door!

We have to get out of here now.
Brian, get the supplies.

[grunts]

[flag fluttering]

[pants]

[grunting, panting]

[crackling]

Let's go!

Pull! Pull, Brian!

[grunts]

[grunts]

Come on! Pull!

Take the medicine to Laura!

[J.D. grunting]

[crackling]

-We're almost there, man! Come on! Aah!
-[grunts]

Brian, close the door!

Don't let the fire go out!

What's happening?

-[Buddha barking]
-[crackling]

-[barking continues]
-Buddha, come away from the door!

Come, Buddha, come!

More books! More books!

How long have I been out of it?

Couple hours. How do you feel?

Okay.

What happened?

Well, we had to get inside
in kind of a hurry,

so I sort of pushed you in.

I should be used to you pushing me around.

Good to have you back.

What are you doing?

The eye of the storm has passed,

and we're 40 miles from Manhattan.

Shouldn't we wait one more day?.

[zipper zips]

Sam may not have one more day.

[wind howling]

What do you think's gonna happen to us?

What do you mean?

I mean us. Civilization.

Everybody.

Mankind survived the last Ice Age.

We're certainly capable
of surviving this one.

All depends on whether or not
we're able to learn from our mistakes.

I sure as hell would like
a chance to learn from mine.

You did everything you could.

I was thinking about Sam.

Jack, you know the chances of Sam…

I made my son a promise.

I'm going to keep it.

[man on radio] Parker, this is Houston.
Do you read?

[Parker] Roger, Mission Control. Go ahead.

We're getting scattered reports

that the storm is dissipating
over North America.

Can you confirm?

[Parker] Affirmative.
It's finally clearing.

We're over Europe right now.

I can see landmass
for the first time in days.

[wind blowing gently]

How much further is it to the library?

It should be…

right here.

I'm sorry, Jack.

Sam?

Who is that?

My father.

You made it.

Of course I did.

[crowd shouting]

[shouting continues]

Mr. President.

I just received a shortwave
radio transmission from Jack Hall.

He made it to New York.

He says there are survivors.

Thank you, Tom.

That's…

That's good news.

[Becker] These past few weeks

have left us all
with a profound sense of humility

in the face of nature's destructive power.

For years, we operated under the belief

that we could continue
consuming our planet's natural resources

without consequence.

We were wrong.

I was wrong.

The fact that my first address to you
comes from a consulate on foreign soil

is a testament to our changed reality.

Not only Americans,

but people all around the globe

are now guests in the nations
we once called the Third World.

In our time of need,
they have taken us in and sheltered us,

and I am deeply grateful
for their hospitality.

[Becker continues on TV]
We mourn the loss of a spirited leader

-whose courageous orders to evacuate…
-Peter.

-…saved millions of lives.
-Hey. You feeling okay today?

For days now,

we have despaired
about the fate of the people

who are trapped in the north.

Today, there is cause for hope.

Only a few hours ago, I received word

that a small group of people
survived in New York City

against all odds,
and in the face of tremendous adversity.

I've ordered an immediate
search-and-rescue mission

to bring them home,

and to look for more survivors.

Jack! It's good to see you!

Come on. Let's go get on board.

Look at that.

What?

Have you ever seen the air so clear?