Dr. Adrian Helmsley, a member of a global geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, discovers that the earth's heart is warming . He cautioned U.S. President Thomas Wilson that the crust of the planet is becoming unstable and that without proper preparations for rescuing a small percent of the planet's population, the entire race is doomed. Meanwhile, writer Jackson Curtis stumbles on precisely the identical details. As the planet's leaders race to construct"arks" to flee the impending cataclysm, Curtis struggles to get a means to save his family. Meanwhile, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions of strength that is unprecedented wreak havoc.