Top 10 Disaster Movies Set in College Campuses

Description: In this classic, nuclear testing leads to the Earth's axis tilting, causing global disasters. A journalist and a scientist from a university work together to understand and report on the impending catastrophe.

Fact: The film was one of the earliest to explore the concept of human-induced climate change.

Description: Although primarily about tornado chasers, the film includes scenes where university students and professors work on tornado research, leading to dramatic sequences involving campus safety during a tornado outbreak.

Fact: The film was one of the first to use CGI extensively for weather effects, setting a new standard for disaster movies.

Description: A comet is on a collision course with Earth, and a group of students at a university are among those selected to enter a massive underground bunker to survive the impact.

Fact: The film was one of two major Hollywood movies released in 1998 about a comet or asteroid hitting Earth, the other being "Armageddon."

Description: While not set entirely on a campus, the film includes scenes where students at a university study weather patterns, leading to the prediction of the catastrophic storm that forms the movie's central event.

Fact: The film is based on the true story of the Andrea Gail, a fishing boat lost at sea during the 1991 "Perfect Storm."

Description: When the Earth's core stops spinning, a team of scientists, including a student from Stanford University, must drill to the center of the Earth to restart it, facing numerous disasters along the way.

Fact: The film features a scene where the Golden Gate Bridge collapses due to electromagnetic disturbances, showcasing a dramatic campus disaster scenario.

Description: A sudden global weather shift leads to a new ice age, trapping students and faculty at a New York university in a fight for survival against freezing temperatures and catastrophic weather events.

Fact: The film was inspired by the book "The Coming Global Superstorm" by Art Bell and Whitley Strieber. It was one of the first major films to depict climate change as a central plot element.

Description: While not exclusively set in a university, the film includes scenes where students and faculty at various institutions around the world face the end of the world due to cataclysmic events.

Fact: The film was one of the most expensive ever made, with a budget of over $200 million, and it features some of the most ambitious disaster sequences in cinema history.

Description: This film, while focusing on a Coast Guard rescue, includes scenes where university students are involved in the aftermath of a massive oil tanker disaster, showcasing the impact on a nearby campus.

Fact: The movie is based on the true story of the 1952 SS Pendleton rescue, one of the most daring Coast Guard rescues in history.

Description: A group of storm chasers, including students from a university, document tornadoes, leading to intense sequences where the campus becomes a tornado's path.

Fact: The film was shot using real tornado footage combined with CGI to create realistic storm sequences.

Description: A Norwegian disaster film where a geology teacher at a university predicts a massive rockslide that could trigger a tsunami, leading to a race against time to evacuate the campus and surrounding areas.

Fact: The film is based on real geological threats in Norway, particularly the Åknes rockslide.