The Day After Tommorow Fact of Fiction?

<Tab/>I watched a movie called The Day After Tomorrow. It's mostly about what the world would look like if the greenhouse effect and global warming continued at levels that they resulted in worldwide disaster. It's about a paleoclimatologist, Professor Hall, who tries to save the world from the effects of global warming, when the city was scared for the chilling beginnings of a new Ice Age. In addition to all …

…up and here's what I found out: No, when scientists refer to abrupt changes in the earth's climate, they are generally referring to changes that occur over a 10- to 20-year time horizon, not a week to 10 days like in the movie. Also, I was wondering if global warming could actually lead to the shutdown of the North Atlantic? To conclude, The Day After Tomorrow was a very interesting, yet very educational movie to watch.