14 Things That Happen In Movies That Are Scientifically Improbable
8. The Neutrinos Have Mutated
"The neutrinos have mutated and all of the ice caps are melting! We’ll all be drowned!""Calm down, Jenkins. We’ll ensure that anybody living within 70 meters of sea level is evacuated to the large swathes of land that would not be submerged.""Also, 'The neutrinos have mutated'? Did you even go to University, Jenkins?"
Okay, so all of the ice caps melting is very much a Bad Thing in most people's books, but even if every scrap of ice on the planet suddenly liquefied, most of the Earth's landmass would remain above sea level.
Notable Offenders: 2012, The Day After Tomorrow