Scientists who initially dismissed the 11-year-old film are now saying it may accurate reflect reality.
It had been planed for release back in the summer of 2003, but it was delayed to a May 2004 premier.
The plot centers around paleoclimatologists as they drill ice core samples in the Larsen Ice Shelf, which is in the northwest part of the Weddell Sea on the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. The main protagonist, Jack Hall, presents his findings to the United Nations, but diplomats remain unconvinced. Suddenly, buoys in the North Atlantic depict a big drop in ocean temperature, and the scientists think it’s caused by melting ice that is blocking the North Atlantic Current.
Suddenly, the world is beset by violent weather, prompting the United States to stop air traffic due to tremendous turbulence, and astronauts on the International Space Station see a massive storm that spans the entire Northern Hemisphere, turning into three hurricane-like super storms that freeze everything in their path.
The film received mixed reviews, with much of the criticism reserved for their supposed liberties with science. The film was rated 45 percent on critic aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes.
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