Events
Will the world end in 2012? As you know, 2012 is the last year in human history in the ancient Mayan calendar. But what can happen in the next three years, and are all the options currently proposed for the development of the situation realistic?
1. Extraterrestrial
invasion The alien invasion has been a favorite topic for many fiction writers ever since The War of the Worlds was published in 1898. The fear of such an attack from Mars or creatures from another dimension outside our galaxy is gradually decreasing along with the general state of anxiety.
However, researchers have come to the conclusion that fear of attack from extraterrestrial beings tends to increase at a time of increased fear of terrestrial threats .
The evidence: photos, videos, official releases that prove how governments around the world have been monitoring UFO activities for over 50 years. But can any of this evidence suggest that humanity will fight against gray humanoids with big black eyes in 3 years?
Probability: 0.1/10
2. Planet Collision
Thousands of web forums and sites claim that in the first decades of the 21st century, a previously unknown planet will collide with or pass very close to Earth , thus triggering the destruction of civilization or a massive planetary catastrophe.
The planet Nibiru was “discovered” by Zachary Sitchin in the late 1960s. According to Sitchin, Nibiru is a planet in the solar system that orbits every 3,700 years and enters the inner system. But Sitchin never talked about Nibiru being a threat to Earth. Some even believe that Nibiru is the Sun's little sister and will be visible by the end of this year.
Evidence: Very few. Some cite NASA's 2005 statement that a tenth planet was discovered on the outer edge of the solar system, and many believe it will pass near Earth in 2012. But the tenth planet is certainly not moving in the solar system.
Probability: 0.2/10
3. Solar catastrophe
This is one of the few doomsday scenarios that can actually be based on some scientific evidence. In this case, huge solar flares or emissions of gases from the sun will occur in December 2012, and will consume the entire ecosystem of the planet and all of humanity. There is also no evidence that such catastrophic events have occurred in the past.
Evidence: There may be a link between the observed 11-year solar cycle and the cycle considered in the Mayan calendar, although this evidence is very weak. However, while solar flares can actually disrupt a satellite or space station, the flare alone is not powerful enough to destroy Earth in 2012. year. In the distant future, when the sun has exhausted all its resources, most scientists will admit that it will become a red giant that will swallow the Earth, but this will not happen until 5 billion years from now. years old.
Probability: 0.3/10
4. Magnetic pole shift
A large number of people who believe in the end of the world believe that a sharp change in the Earth's magnetic poles is inevitable, which will cause a rotation rotation planets and subsequent catastrophic events. They point to evidence of pole shifts in the distant past and argue that these shifts can be calculated when studying sunspots or magnetic field theory.
Many also believe that the Maya and ancient Egyptians have discovered evidence of future pole shifts, and current governments are keeping this information a secret.
Evidence: Some evidence exists. The work of scientists at Princeton University shows that the Earth changed its direction 800 million years ago. They explored magnetic minerals in Norwegian sedimentary rocks and found a gradual shift in the north pole by more than 50 degrees (actually? distances from one pole to the other) over 20 million years.
Other scientists have found that seasonal movements in both polar regions influence the location of the poles. The only thing scientists and doomsday theorists disagree on is when the shifts originated. Experts say that this will happen no sooner than in 1 million years, and adherents of the imminent doomsday speak of the pole shift as an event that will happen in the shortest possible time.
Probability: 1/10
5. Supervolcano
The eruption of a super volcano will be much more serious than any other eruption in human history, and this will happen when magma reaches the earth's crust and this obstacle will be insurmountable for her. As a result of the pressure created, it could happen that the explosion would destroy most of the Earth.
This event appears to be an explosion of millions of tons of garbage and toxic gases that will poison the atmosphere and could plunge the Earth into an ice age, or at worst In case, destroy the entire planet.
Evidence: the underground centers of the most powerful volcanoes are located in Yellowstone Park in the United States. Over the past few years, images from space show changes in the movement of molten rock 10 kilometers underground. No one knows whether the explosion will occur or not, and if it does, the date of the event remains a mystery.
Probability: 1/10
6. World War III
Almost immediately after the Second World War ended in 1945 and the confrontation between the Western Allies and the Eastern Bloc began, there was concern that the world might be engulfed in another epic conflict. When Russia detonated its first atomic bomb just two years later, an arms race began between East and West.
The invention of hydrogen (thermonuclear) weapons only accelerated the race, which peaked in 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis. This was the moment when the world came close to a nuclear war between the US and the Soviet Union.
The military arms build-up continued throughout the 1970s and 1980s, but a hotline between the Kremlin and the White House, as well as some control treaties over weapons have reduced the risk of nuclear war. The threat became even less real with the collapse of the USSR in the early 1990s.
Evidence: Today, there are concerns about China's growing nuclear power and the US's response to this, as well as the possibility of a war between India and Pakistan, or between North and South Korea, which could escalate into global conflicts.
Probability: 1.5/10
7. Mass terrorism
Since the deaths of nearly 3,000 people in New York and Washington on September 11, 2001, there have been concerns that Al Qaeda or any other A terrorist network, having acquired weapons of mass destruction, will destroy major Western cities through chemical or biological attacks.
Many conspiracy theorists, especially those who believe that 9/11 was planned by the US administration, are leaning towards what is coming soon. the so-called false flag of a nuclear attack was thrown out in order to divert attention from the woes of the West and to enter an era of martial law and totalitarian rule.
Evidence: There is no evidence that Al Qaeda or any other terrorist organization has nuclear weapons. Nevertheless, the international arena is now concerned about the unstable Pakistani regime (a state with a fairly high stockpile of nuclear weapons), and there is also a fear that Al Qaeda or the Taliban could overthrow the government and acquire nuclear weapons.
Probability: 2/10
8. Oil crisis The
reality today is the decline in global oil reserves along with the ever-increasing demand for black gold. There is a tendency that demand will soon outstrip supply. When can this happen? Some believe that this situation has already occurred, while others believe that the current reserves will last for a maximum of 10 years.
In fact, the excess of supply over demand will have serious consequences for the whole world, given that oil is fuel for the economies of most countries, thanks to which they function, agriculture is completely dependent on the production of oil, which is so necessary for the creation of fertilizers and pesticides, and the production of plastics also depends on oil production.
Evidence: almost 100% confidence that sooner or later the oil crisis will happen. The only question is when this will happen and will they be able to develop alternative fuel sources before then? The reduction in the number of investments in the development of new oil fields during the global economic downturn only underscores our dependence on finite resources.
Probability: 4/10
9.
36 percent of beehives in the US were lost as a result of the sudden death of large numbers of bees in the winter of 2008. The reason why all worker bees died suddenly and only the queen bee survived is not clear, but this phenomenon is already observed in many countries, including France and Belgium, Italy, Portugal and Spain.
Several causes of the disease have been proposed, including the effect of certain pesticides, widespread tick attacks, and the Israeli acute paralysis virus, and change climate, and radiomagnetic waves. As a result, a global pandemic leading to the extinction of honey bees is becoming a real possibility.
Evidence: In addition to losing honey, several essential human products will not be able to grow without bees (soybeans, cotton, several types of nuts, including soybeans, cotton, several types of nuts, including including almonds, as well as grapes, apples and sunflowers, which are the main source of vegetable oil production in the world). 30 percent of the world's food is the result bee activities. If they die out, it will undoubtedly lead to acute food shortages, famine, violence and unrest.
Probability: 7/10
10. Ecological crisis
Today's reality is anthropogenic global warming. In previous decades, we faced problems such as environmental pollution, depletion of the soil, the depletion of the ozone layer and the imminent onset of an ice age. Of course, every year, the human impact on the environment is getting stronger and stronger. In general, the environmental crisis caused by global warming and marine poisoning will not only play a key role in the life of certain species (such as bees), but also affect the existence of an entire civilization.
Evidence: Few scientists refute the fact that the global average temperature has become much higher in at least the past century. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Observations noted in a 2001 report that the Earth's average surface temperature increased by 0.6 degrees in the 20th century. They also found that the 1990s were the warmest decade since the start of warming in 1861, and that 1998 was the warmest year.
Probability: 7/10