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BART:

That bus got dropped on that Porsche!

[DlAL TONE BUZZING]

I hope no one was in that car.

REPORTER 2 [ON TV]: For our national

audience joining us...

...we are going live to downtown

Los Angeies right now. Tommy?

If you look over there behind me,

that's a tornado.

Yes, a twister in Los Angeles.

It's one of many tornadoes

that are destroying our city.

There's another one.

That's the Los Angeles skyline.

It's unbelievable! lt's huge!

I've never seen anything like it.

[GASPlNG]

What's happening?

It looks like some sort of...

...huge, horrific, terrifying nightmare--

CAMERAMAN:
Look out--

-This is the real thing.

[ELECTRlClTY CRACKLlNG]

[WlND WHlSTLlNG]

[INDlSTlNCT CHATTER OVER RADIO]

[CAR ALARM BLARING]

Yes, l'm looking at it right now.

[CHATTER OVER TV]

-Yes, it is.

BLAKE:
What's happening?

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 do you think we should do?

-Until we can figure it out...

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

REPORTER [ON TV]: What you're seeing

is what's left of downtown Los Angeies.

Hey, man, l just got off the phone

with my mom.

Excuse me. I'm really sorry,

but we need to change the channel.

[CROWD YELLlNG]

REPORTER [ON TV]: The FAA haS

grounded ali air traffic in the United States.

Unfortunately, the order came too late

for two planes...

...brought down by severe turbulence

in the Midwest.

-The first fiight....

-So much for "one in a billion."

[CHATTERlNG]

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.

Canadians report tremendous circulation

moving from the Arctic.

In Siberia, there's a low-pressure system

never before seen.

And Australia just saw

the strongest typhoon ever recorded.

LANSON:

These are interconnected?

BOOKER:

We have to consider the 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.

JACK:

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.

[CHATTERlNG]

Oh, come on, Jack.

How could that be?

The current depends upon a balance

of salt and freshwater.

-We all know that.

-Yes...

...but no one knows

how much freshwater...

...has been dumped into the ocean

because of melting polar ice.

I think we've hit a critical

desalinization point.

[CHATTERlNG]

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 events.

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.

[CHATTERlNG]

JACK:
What are you gonna tell

the Administration?

What do you expect me to tell them?

The government has

to make preparations.

-You have a theory.

-Give me the mainframe. l'll prove it.

No.

You have 48 hours.

JANET:
Professor Hall.

-Yes.

-l think your theory may be correct.

-Walk with me.

Just a few weeks ago, l monitored

the strongest hurricane on record.

The hail, the tornadoes, it all fits.

Can your model factor in

storm scenarios?

-We haven't had the time.

-Well, maybe I can help.

-Welcome aboard.

-Thanks.

Hi, l'm Jason.

-Hi.

-Hi.

Ow.

LUCY:

Do you have Peter's CT scan results?

Yeah. The treatments

shrunk the tumor 20 percent.

-ls his eyesight better today?

-No. No change.

[MONITOR BEEPlNG]

-Hi, Peter. How are you doing 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.

[THUNDER RUMBLlNG]

JASON:
Here you go.

-Thank you.

Jack, you've been working

for 24 hours straight.

You're 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?

-Yeah.

-Yes.

Does he ever lighten up?

-Not really.

-No.

How long have you been working

together?

Well, Frank's been working with him...

...since the Stone Age, but l've only

had to endure two years of servitude.

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 [ON TV]: WideSpread flooding

has caused numerous ciosures...

...including the Lincoln

and Holiand Tunnels.

SAM:
The plumbing in the school

is really old.

With this rain,

the sewage got stopped up.

JACK:

Where are you staying?

SAM:
They're finding a place for us

with kids here.

You can't get home any sooner

than tomorrow?

Well, look, Dad, l would if l could,

you know. It's just....

-Where we should stay.

-Stay at my place.

This smell is unbearable, Dad.

Stop kidding around! l want you home.

Dad, I'll be on the train.

Do me a favor. Just don't worry

about me. l'll figure it out.

All right, son. I'll see you tomorrow.

Hey, Sam, guess what.

[COUGHlNG]

We got a place to stay.

Great.

REPORTER [ON TV]:

The terrible weather hasn't hit D.C...

...but iocai residents

aren't taking chances...

...as people stock up for what is already

being bilied as...

-...the worst storm season on record.

-Better be sure.

-My ass is on the line.

-You saw the model.

And l hope to God it's wrong.

-Mr. Vice President.

-Tom.

-You know Professor Hall.

-Yes, we've met.

Professor Hall has some information

I think you should look at.

We just got these results

from our simulation model.

They explain what's causing

this weather.

I'll read it later. l have to meet

with the director of FEMA--

This is very urgent.

Our climate is changing violently. lt will

happen over the next six to eight weeks.

You said this wouldn't happen

for another 1 00 years.

-l was wrong.

-Well, suppose you're wrong this time.

I wish I were, but you're aware

of what's happening everywhere.

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! lf we don't act now,

it's going to be too late.

Come on, Jack.

LAURA:
Thanks for bringing us here.

-l couldn't let you leave New York...

...without seeing

the Natural History Museum.

Of course not. It's a fine 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...

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