Noget styrter ned fra verdensrummet uden for den lille by Linda Rosa i Californien. Det viser sig at være et rumskib fra Mars fuld af grumme marsboere, der begynder at hærge området med dødbringende varmestråler. Hæren bliver tilkaldt men de kan ikke matche rumvæsnerne, der smadrer alt omkring på vejen mod Los Angeles. Håbet svinder og kun held kan redde jorden.
Året er 2020, og miljøforkæmperen Thom Archer finder ud af, at hans advarsler er kommet for sent: Menneskeheden står over for en ny istid - fordi vi i vores jagt på fossile brændstoffer har bragt klimaet ud af balance. Ekstreme vejrforhold hærger kloden, og temperaturen falder drastisk - og midt i det hele kæmper Thom for at redde sin familie fra den ultimative katastrofe...
After an unusual meteor shower leaves most of the human population blind, a merchant navy officer must find a way to conquer tall, aggressive plants which are feeding on people and animals.
In the year Universal Century 0079, humans have colonized the area of space lying in between the Earth and the moon. However, the ambitious Zabi family, rulers of the Duchy of Zeon, the grouping of colonies furthest from the earth, has sparked a war.
Astronomers discover a comet that they believe will crash into Phoenix, Arizona. They attempt to warn officials, but without 100% certainty, the governor of Arizona is reticent to cause a panic. Even after a television news reporter discovers the truth and threatens to go live with it, the response is understated enough to doom some residents of Phoenix to certain death.
Unfolding over 18 monumental days in August 2021, this deeply immersive and emotional documentary combines never-before-seen archival footage from those on the ground at the airport with exclusive interviews with people who were there throughout the period, including Afghan citizens attempting to flee, U.S. Marines tasked with managing the evacuation, and Taliban commanders and fighters who had recently taken the city.
The lives of several Japanese families are shattered as the USA and the USSR move toward war, Japan finds itself caught in the middle, and Tokyo is ultimately evacuated as the two superpowers invoke the 'nuclear option'.