In the Nevada desert, unusual heat waves are discovered by Angela Beck, a geology professor of high regard and reputation. Upon meeting Dr. Elias Varo, a scientist who was ridiculed for predicting a catastrophic collapse of the core, her fears are confirmed. Currently, urban areas are disintegrating, waterways are depleting, and the western region of the U.S. is being split by scorching fissures. The government assembles a hasty, desperate initiative to drill into the ground and inject an explosive material that could potentially halt the destruction.