Massive earthquakes in the Red Sea open the Arabian tectonic plate, shooting out magma that superheats the sea's saltwater, resulting in freezing temperatures that will be unsurvivable by nightfall. A vacationing American family in Egypt learns of a warm zone that is being used as an evac point just several miles away. As they attempt to reach the point by sundown, they must battle rapidly cooling temperatures that usher in a new Ice Age, covering the Sphinx, Pyramids, and Sahara Desert with mountains of snow. But when daughter Amber is injured and her brother and mother are trapped, her father must make a terrible choice - exposing his daughter to more danger by waiting for the others to appear, or leaving the rest of the family behind to get Amber the medical help she so desperately needs.
