I'm flabbergasted. This has got everything. Imagine an amalgam of All the President's Men, Under the Volcano, and When Worlds Collide.
[Edit.--Nutation. It has nutation. (Herstmonceux was dropped earlier, no time-ball pun intended.) Leo McKern being alarmed by the mention of nutation. This is essential viewing in the apocalyptic genre.]
[Edit 2.--Not to suggest that they get the topic anywhere near correct, but it's the thought that counts.]
[Edit 3.]
(http://i.imgur.com/7Xpse.png)
[Edit 4.]
(http://i.imgur.com/DnZ1a.png)