Polar Storm (also known as Pole Reversal) is a 2009 American-Canadian made-for-television science fiction-disaster-thriller film that was written and directed by Paul Ziller and was aired on the Sci-Fi Channel on March 28, 2009.
In Lindenville, Washington, local television host and news presenter Lou Vanetti, discusses the comet Copernicus' path with Doctor James Mayfield, an astrologist and astrophysicist from the Storm Hazards Department (SHD).
He returns home to Lindenville, which is rocked by a small, unknown tremor, while his television set suddenly displays static.
He becomes more suspicious when the sun unexpectedly sets at Eagle Peak and decides to investigate, eventually concluding that the Earth's axis tilt and its magnetic poles were altered by the comet's impact.
A 40 Khz electromagnetic pulse tears through Lindenville and across the world, resulting in a worldwide blackout, knocking out communications and killing anyone inside buildings, cars, and while using electronics.
However, the Russian Navy's diesel-powered submarine, the one necessary for the operation as it can remain functional even with the EMP shockwave, might not outrun the nuclear blast on time given its slow speed, making it a suicide mission.