December 21, 2012 End of the world?

Only few days left from December 21, 2012, the rumored date for the end of the world.

Many people around the globe are  preparing their food, shelter, armories for this day. What about you?  Do you believe the rumor? Are you preparing for this day?

There are many internet sites and stories spreading the end.  The end became more popular when there was a blockbuster movie called 2012. This movie shows how we are going to end in 2012.   Some rumors said that there is a planet called Nibiru that will hit the earth.  Another stories said that there will be solar storms that will burn the earth.  Some stories that this day all planets will align with the sun and it will create abnormal behaviour with the solar system.  Some stories related this end to the Mayan calendar.

But who knows when will the world ends? And who knows how will the world will end?  Only God knows, right?  All of us will die, some could die in a minute, this week, next month or in years.   But if we believe in God and we believe that there is life after death, we should prepare ourselves everyday.  And if December 21, 2012 could be the end, what can we do?  Except to wait for that day and let it happen...


Below is NASA's statements regarding this issue:

Q: What is the origin of the prediction that the world will end in 2012?

A: The story started with claims that Nibiru, a supposed planet discovered by the Sumerians, is headed toward Earth. This catastrophe was initially predicted for May 2003, but when nothing happened the doomsday date was moved forward to December 2012 and linked to the end of one of the cycles in the ancient Mayan calendar at the winter solstice in 2012 -- hence the predicted doomsday date of December 21, 2012.


Q: Does the Mayan calendar end in December 2012?

    A: Just as the calendar you have on your kitchen wall does not cease to exist after December 31, the Mayan calendar does not cease to exist on December 21, 2012. This date is the end of the Mayan long-count period but then -- just as your calendar begins again on January 1 -- another long-count period begins for the Mayan calendar.



Q: Is NASA predicting a "total blackout" of Earth on Dec. 23 to Dec. 25?

    A: Absolutely not. Neither NASA nor any other scientific organization is predicting such a blackout. The false reports on this issue claim that some sort of "alignment of the Universe" will cause a blackout. There is no such alignment (see next question). Some versions of this rumor cite an emergency preparedness message from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden. This is simply a message encouraging people to be prepared for emergencies, recorded as part of a wider government preparedness campaign. It never mentions a blackout.


Q: Could planets align in a way that impacts Earth?

    A: There are no planetary alignments in the next few decades and even if these alignments were to occur, their effects on the Earth would be negligible. One major alignment occurred in 1962, for example, and two others happened during 1982 and 2000. Each December the Earth and sun align with the approximate center of the Milky Way Galaxy but that is an annual event of no consequence.


Q: Is there a danger from giant solar storms predicted for 2012?

    A: Solar activity has a regular cycle, with peaks approximately every 11 years. Near these activity peaks, solar flares can cause some interruption of satellite communications, although engineers are learning how to build electronics that are protected against most solar storms. But there is no special risk associated with 2012. The next solar maximum will occur in the 2012-2014 time frame and is predicted to be an average solar cycle, no different than previous cycles throughout history.