Is 2012 the last year of planet Earth as we know it? Well according to a large number of scholars and respected scientists, the answer is a very unsettling yes.

The date that keeps reoccuring in all these apocalyptic predictions is December 21st in the year 2012.

We have already discussed end of the world predictions but this particular one is grabbing everyones attention. The prediction started with an ancient civilisation called the Mayans, a very advanced race living in the regions now known as Mexico, Belize and Guatemala at around 1800 BC.

The Mayans were very skilled at counting time. They invented a complicated calendar system that was extraordinarily accurate to almost the second of what is now known as a lunar month. There calendar was different though, it has an end to it. And the end is December 21st 2012.

There calendar predicts that after this date the Earth will go through a major change and wipe out most of the population in the process.

No one knows what exactly will happen, but its expected to be a combination of horrendous events, including:-

Natural disasters. The predictions fortell of increasing natural disasters such as earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunami activity and extreme weather events.

World War 3. As World tension increases, wars and nuclear attacks become more likely. Generally these all involve the middle east, the USA, Russia and China.

Pole shift of the earth. The theory goes that Changinging magnetic alignment will make the Earth spin on its axis causing the ice caps to melt and the worlds landscape to totally change causing billions of deaths.

Author of The End Of Time:- Mayan Prophecies Revisited, Adrian Gilbert commented:-

“The Mayans based their calendar around this end date. They knew it was important. Each Mayan age ends with a cataclysmic event. The last ended with water, this one is supposed to end with earthquakes and Earth changes. What we do know is that the Earth’s magnetic field is reversing. So north will become south and south will become north. No one is entirely sure what that is going to mean, but it could cause earthquakes.”

If it was just the Mayan civilisation that predicted the end of the world in 2012, we could discount it. But there are many other predictions for this same date by others.

They include the ancient Chinese, who predicted it over 5000 years ago and the ancient Romans and Egyptians.

Also giving out bad vibes for this date is an internet program that detects what people are searching for online. Called the WebBot Project, it tells of disasters including nuclear attacks within the next year and an apocalyptic event on? You guessed it December 2012.

The Webbot has predicted the US anthrax attacks during 2001, earthquakes in August 2004, Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and even the twin towers attack on September 11th.

Adrian Gilbert added:- “Others think aliens will arrive, some think apocalypse. I think it will see humans waking up to our possibilities and becoming more in tune with the universe in the same way computers’ possibilities became endless when they plugged into the internet.”

Interestingly, this famous date in 2012 happens to coincide with an event in our galaxy that happens once every 25800 years.

On the fateful date of December 21, 2012, an event that has never happened in our history occurs, the sun moves through the centre of the galaxy plane disrupting any energy that flows to us from there, claims Gilbert.

Nasa scientist’s have found a cycle of sun spots, magnetic blasts shot out from the sun that disrupt satellites and other electronic devices. They can even affect the earth’s magnetic field, which protects us from radiation, and another cycle featuring huge activity is due to peak in. yes that’s right, 2012.

Many people around the world are quitting their day jobs and joining survivalist groups, stocking supplies and getting ready for doomsday.

There have been a rash of Doomsday movies featuring 2012 Doomsday and a brand new movie due for release this summer called origionally 2012.

Directed by Roland Emmerich who also put together uplifting movies:- The Day After Tomorrow and Independance Day.

See 2012 movie trailers

On a more positive note, the end of the world was predicted by many to happen in the year 2000 and we all know what happened to that one. So hopefully we will be in luck again. Or is our luck about to run out?

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