The movie 'The Day After Tomorrow' was released in theaters, depicting a global climate disaster scenario.
Scott C. utilized advanced visual effects in films like 'The Abyss', influencing disaster film visuals including those seen in 'The Day After Tomorrow'.
Publication of a comprehensive climate change report providing scientific basis for understanding climate change, which influenced public discussions and themes popularized in climate-related media.
Paleoclimatologist Jack Hall presents evidence that abrupt climate change is imminent due to global warming disrupting ocean currents.
A series of unexpected and severe weather events start occurring globally, including massive heat waves and severe storms.
A massive superstorm forms over the North Atlantic, exhibiting unprecedented power and rapidly intensifying.
Unusually strong and numerous tornadoes strike Los Angeles, causing widespread destruction.
Jack Hall warns government officials in Washington D.C. about the impending superstorm and potential global climate catastrophe.
The superstorm brings massive hail, flash floods, extreme tornadoes, and a sudden drop in temperature causing a new ice age initiation.
New York City is struck by a massive storm surge flooding Manhattan, followed by freezing temperatures, causing a deadly freeze.
Jack Hall's son Sam sets out on a dangerous journey from Washington D.C. to New York City to rescue his stranded friends.
Jack Hall and his team organize a refugee evacuation effort from New York to safer regions in Canada.
Global temperatures drop rapidly, triggering widespread ice age conditions in northern hemisphere regions.
Sam successfully reaches the Public Library in Manhattan and rescues his friends trapped by freezing weather.
Massive ice sheets advance across northern continents, reshaping the environment dramatically.
