OK, I have to comment on this !
To all who can comprehend this.. I will explain in a nutshell.
Its not going to be the end of the world in 2012 like everyone says, I don't get why people just don't listen and do some research instead of making up crazy conspiracy theories!
What its going to be and NASA themselves has already said and scientists have been warning that the sun's solar cycle which peaks in 2012, could cause powerful solar storms that could leave many places on earth without communication and electricity for months.
In the best case scenario satellites could be damaged and communications between countries would only be disrupted for a couple months. Trading in affected countries, could come to a halt for a couple weeks. That's it, really not that bad !
Now on the other hand is the worst case scenario If the solar storm is stronger than predicted, the solar particles released into the magnetosphere could boost the gravitational pull on satellites and cause them to crash down to earth. This could cause some types of long distance communications to be lost, countless power grids could fail and electricity could be lost for over 150 million people in United States alone. In the case of interdependent infrastructures, people could lose their air conditioning, potable water, phone service and transportation. Also drinking water distribution systems could break down in a couple of hours.
It could take months to fix all these problems leading to serious social and economic disruptions. Potentially these effects could lead to a loss of governmental control over the situation.
Some believe that the solar storms could hit the magnetosphere strongly enough to flip the earth's magnetic poles. If this were to occur, the Yellowstone Super Volcano which is already overdue to erupt could explode with the power of ten atomic bombs. This could cover United States with ash and block sunlight for months, seriously affecting the growth of all plant life, and thus disrupting the food chain.
So, this is it... in a nutshell of what is planning to happen.
