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Chilling effect: visual effects studios depict the consequences of global warming for this summer's big disaster film, The Day After Tomorrow.(Film)

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| June 01, 2004 | Robertson, Barbara | COPYRIGHT 2004 PennWell Publishing Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The threat of global warming was put in chilling terms on January 9 when David King, the UK government's chief scientific advisor, wrote in Science magazine that climate change is a greater threat to the world than international terrorism. In February, Canadian Environment Minister David Anderson echoed King's words, and later that month, the Pentagon released a report on the dire effect climate change would have on national security. Even so, there was no outpouring of public outrage. That could change this summer.

As we've all learned, pictures often have a more dramatic impact than words. And when it comes to drama, few pictures can match a Hollywood ...

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