简介：TheAmericannuclear-poweredattacksubmarineUSSJimmyCarterisattackedbyamysteriousunderwaterobjectwhichstalksanddisablestheSeawolf-classsuper-subwithapowerfulelectromagneticpulse.TheunderwaterarcticresearchcomplexHubriswitnessestheattackandreportsarapidrise1nthetemperatureofthePolarisTrenchwhichthreatenstomelttheicecapandfloodtheworld'slandsurface.AtanemergencyUnitedNationsscientificconference,HubrisdirectorDr.AnnFletcherisdismissedwhensheurgescautionandherarchrivalDr.Chomskypushesthroughafarmoreaggressiveplantodealwiththecrisis.WhenChomsky'splanfailsandcontactwiththeHubriscomplexlost,Dr.Fletcherisaskedtoparticipateinafollow-upexpedition,whichalsoincludesChomsky,byherex-husband,NavyCaptainAndyRaines.OnceattheNorthPole,theexpeditionfindsthattheHubriscomplexiscompletelyintact,butitspersonnelhavebeenincinerated.Dr.FletchermakesastarlingdiscoverythatcouldchangethefateoftheworldwhileDr.Chomskyhasasecretthatcouldendit!…