2012 end of the world? It is not, says Mayan expert
Contrary to what many believed, year 2012 will not mark the end of the world but will just be a start of a new calendar, according to Mayan timekeeper. Many consider it a joke although others are scared we might never live to see next year thanks to the Mayan calendar’s ‘apocalyptic’ prediction, the Daily Mail reported. But Mayan expert Leonzo Barreno, of Saskatchewan, Canada, has asserted that the ‘apocalypse’ concept is a false interpretation of the Long Count calendar. The University of Regina journalism … Continue reading
Scholars discuss Mayan prediction of Year 2012
BEIJING, Dec. 5 (Xinhuanet) – According to ancient Mayan Calendar, Year 2012 marks the end of an existing era. The widely-spread but unproved theory has even become a theme in popular culture. Now Mayan experts are sitting down and having a serious discussion about the prediction of the end of the world. Let’s fly to Mexico and discover our fate. Archaeology experts from around the world gathered in the ancient Mayan city of Palenque in Chiapas, one of Mexico’s most popular tourist attractions. They are … Continue reading
Second Mayan prediction of an apocalypse in 2012 is found!
The second is an apparent reference at the nearby Comalcalco ruin on the carved or moulded face of a brick. Comalcalco is unusual among Mayan temples in that it was built with bricks. Arturo Mendez, a spokesman for the institute, said the fragment of inscription had been discovered years ago and has been subject to thorough study. It is not on display and is being kept in storage at the institute. The ‘Comalcalco Brick’, as the second fragment is known, has been discussed by experts … Continue reading
Crab Pulsar gamma rays baffle scientists
Scientists say the Crab Pulsar is blasting out gamma rays at a higher rate than can be explained by current scientific models. It’s emitting the highest-energy gamma rays ever observed from a pulsar – a highly magnetized and rapidly spinning neutron star – at more than 100 billion electron volts. That’s more than 50 billion times more energy than the visible light from the sun. “This is the highest energy pulsar system ever detected,” said Rene Ong, a UCLA professor of physics and astronomy and … Continue reading
Magnetic Pole Shift? – Satellites Showing Radiation Damage
Southern Africa is experiencing weird vibes, according to scientists studying one of the more profound upheavals awaiting planet Earth. This forthcoming revolution is a reversal in the Earth’s magnetic field, an event that occurs every 500 000 years or so. Signs that the reversal is about to happen again are nowhere more apparent than over Southern Africa, according to Dr Pieter Kotze, head of the geomagnetism group at the Hermanus Magnetic Observatory in the southern Cape. Satellites in low-Earth orbit over Southern Africa are already … Continue reading
Strange emissions by sun are suddenly mutating matter
The angry sun For months mounting fear has driven researchers to wring their hands over the approaching solar storms. Some have predicted devastating solar tsunamis that could wipe away our advanced technology, others voiced dire warnings that violent explosions on the surface of the sun could reach out to Earth, breach our magnetic field, and expose billions to high intensity X-rays and other deadly forms of cancer-causing radiation. Now evidence has surfaced that something potentially more dangerous is happening deep within the hidden core of … Continue reading
Mayans Claim Aliens Lived With Them, Documentary to Release Before ‘End Days’ in 2012
“Revelations of the Mayans 2012 and Beyond” is a new documentary currently in production focusing on the Mayan civilization that claims to provide evidence of contact between the ancient tribe and extraterrestrials, the film’s producer and a Mexican government official has announced. Raul Julia-Levy, the film’s producer, said “Mexico will release codices, artifacts and significant documents with evidence of Mayan and extraterrestrial contact, and all other information will be corroborated by archaeologists.” Luis Augusto Garcia Rosado, the minister of tourism for Mexican state Campeche, told … Continue reading
New Forecast: Sun’s ‘Superstorms’ Could Doom Satellites
One of the first images taken by SDO and still a favorite: A solar eruptive prominence as seen in extreme UV light on March 30, 2010. The superimposed image of the Earth gives a sense of just how large these eruptions can be. CREDIT: NASA/SDO Magnetic storms set off by the sun could pose a bigger threat than thought to weather, communication, military and other satellites close to Earth, with a potentially devastating economic impact, scientists suggest. In the new study, researchers found that solar … Continue reading
Solar Megastorm Could Cripple Satellites for a Decade
Satellites not strong enough to withstand sun’s explosions, model shows. Earth-orbiting satellites are designed to withstand the sun’s explosions—but they may not be strong enough to ride out a solar “megastorm,” a new study says. If hit by a powerful onslaught of solar energy and particles, Earth’s atmosphere would be flooded with high-energy electrons accelerated to nearly the speed of light, according to a new computer model. This would hinder operations of low-Earth orbiting, or LEO, satellites. The satellites wouldn’t immediately start falling out of … Continue reading
Solar flare could unleash nuclear holocaust across planet Earth
Forget about the 2012 Mayan calendar, comet Elenin or the Rapture. The real threat to human civilization is far more mundane, and it’s right in front of our noses. If Fukushima has taught us anything, it’s that just one runaway meltdown of fissionable nuclear material can have wide-ranging and potentially devastating consequences for life on Earth. To date, Fukushima has already released168 times the total radiation released from the Hiroshima nuclear bomb detonated in 1945, and the Fukushima catastrophe is now undeniably the worst nuclear … Continue reading
