The Day After Tomorrow

You see how it's done?

Yeah, I think I got the hang of it.

You better. The boss will 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.

I didn't do anything.

Give me your hand! Let go of the drill!

Forget it, Jack! It's too late!

You're not gonna make it!

Jack!

Jack! Give me your hand!

I've got you!

What were you thinking?

- What's happening? - The whole damn shelf is breaking off!

That's what's happening!

We found evidence of a cataclysmic climate shift, which occurred 10,000 years ago.

The concentration of these natural greenhouse gases in the ice cores...

...indicates that runaway warming pushed Earth into an ice age...

...which lasted two centuries.

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 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?

I don't know. Maybe in 100 years, maybe in 1000. But what I do know is...

...that if we do not act soon, our children and grandchildren 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 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 Rhode Island.

Some people might call that pretty sensational.

Stop global warming! Stop global warming!

I'm at the Global Warming Conference in New Delhi...

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

The coldest weather on record has thrown the city into chaos...

...with numbers of homeless people freezing to death.

Taxi!

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

Oh, thank you. That's what we're here for, right? Put on a good show?

Quite. 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.

Over here.

Welcome back to Glasgow, Scotland, where Manchester United...

...leads 3-1 over hometown Celtic.

We return 63 minutes into the second half as Manchester United...

...looks to put the game out of reach. Let's get back to our commentator...

...Donald MacFarland.

What? yeah.

- I just closed my eyes for a sec, man. - Yeah.

The baby kept us awake all night.

- And still. - Yeah!

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

- Yeah? Where is 4311? - Well, it's...

- Georges Bank. - It's rough seas out there.

Must have knocked it about.

Kick that bloody ball. Come on!

Come on, kick it now. Kick it!

- Kick it! - Are the lads winning?

Hello, professor. How was India?

Oh, you know what these scientific gatherings are.

All dancing girls, wine and parties.

The fury of Hurricane Noelani stunned weather experts yesterday...

...slamming into the island chain with a cataclysmic force never before witnessed.

Meteorologists already believe this to be the strongest hurricane ever recorded...

Are you gonna get that?

It will surely leave a wake of death...

- Hello? - I just saw that Sam got an F in calculus.

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

Sam is a straight-A student. He doesn't fail classes.

I don't have time to talk about this now.

Well, maybe you ought to make time.

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

I just don't understand.

I'll let him explain it. 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 because I'm on call tonight.

Don't be late. I don't want him taking a taxi again.

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

This morning's weather staff meeting has been moved to level four, room B.

Jack?

I know you're good at rubbing people the wrong way...

...but why would you aggravate the vice president?

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

Your 17-year-old kid does not control our budget.

- Who cares if he hates you. - My son doesn't hate me.

If Raymond Becker pulls our budget...

- Oh, shit! - Wait... Will you...? Jack.

Oh, my God.

- I'm sorry I'm late. - Dad, the cab's already here.

That's okay. I'll take care of it.

- What are...? - Here you go.

I'm not angry. I'm disappointed.

- Do you want to hear my side of it? - How can there be two sides?

I got every question right on the final. Mr. Spengler failed me...

- ...because I didn't write the solutions. - Why not?

I do them in my head.

- Did you tell him that? - I did. He didn't believe me.

He said if he can't do them in his head, I'm cheating.

Ridiculous. How can 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 and have a word with him.

We'll straighten this out.

Hey, you can't park there.

- Don't worry about it. - Sam?

Sam.

Parker, this is Houston.

We're seeing some bad weather over Canaveral.

It doesn't look like you're coming back this week.

Your wife's gonna give me an earful.

Roger that.

Hey, come take a look at this storm system. It's enormous.

You all right?

He's afraid of flying.

I'm fine.

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... - Shut up, Brian.

Listen, Sam...

...don't pay attention to him, okay? Everything's fine.

They're still serving drinks.

Folks, it appears we're gonna have a bit of a bumpy ride for the next 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. Watch out!

Sam?

Sam.

Can I have my hand back?

I can't believe I'll be alone with my mom.

Be patient with her. She's been looking forward to this holiday.

I know.

I love you.

I love you too.

Hey.

Hey, hello. Bye-bye.

The cause of this extreme weather remains a mystery, although some meteorologists...

...believe sunspots are to blame. Hundreds are missing...

This is very odd. There's a buoy registering a 13-degree drop in ocean temperature.

Oh, yeah, that's right. That buoy malfunctioned the other day.

I'll see if there are ships near Georges Bank to get it.

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

What?

- What are the odds of two buoys failing? - Remote.

Make that three.

Just another typical day in New York City. Traffic jam, 10 blocks long.

Look here, Buddha. These people, and their cars, and their exhaust...

...and they're polluting the atmosphere.

Excuse me, sir. We're really late.

We're almost there.

- We're only two blocks away. - Let's walk.

What's gotten into them?

I have no idea. They're all worked up today.

In 1532, Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro...

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

What is his name? Time.

Montezuma.

No, no, Montezuma was in Mexico, not Peru.

It's, like, Anta-something.

- Atahualpa? - That's it!

Time's up. Correct answers, please.

That's five points for Woodmont and five points for Pinehurst Academy.

Next question.

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

This place is so retro, it might actually be cool if it were on purpose.

Yeah, look at all these nerds.

Hey.

Hey.

You look beautiful.

Thanks. This place is incredible.

Do you believe this is their cafeteria?

You played a great first round.

So did you.

These are my teammates, Sam and Brian.

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

- Your school's amazing. - Would you like a tour?

Sure. That'd be great.

Could you hold this for a sec?