Article Archive for May 2010
Volcanoes Erupt in Guatemala & Ecuador
Guatemala’s Pacaya volcano started spewing lava and rocks on Thursday, blanketing the country’s capital with ash and forcing the closure of the international airport. President Alvaro Colom declared a “state of calamity”.
In Guatemala City, bulldozers …
Japanese Movie Features 2012 Comet
I *think* this the first movie to mention a comet heading towards Earth in 2012. A Japanese film that is seeing cinema releases at present (well, in London at least), it has a fractured storyline …
Swiss Bunker Stores DNA of Data Formats
One of the fears regarding a possible global cataclysm in 2012, beyond the loss of life and livelihood, is the loss of knowledge. We are well aware of how little knowledge from ancient cultures has …
SuperVolcanoes: A Very Real Threat
I have a new article at Survive 2012 simply titled Supervolcanoes. If the 2012 event happens to be a supervolcano, or a supervolcanic eruption is triggered in 2012 by something else, then you need to …
Water Shortages Not Getting the Publicity They Deserve
Scientific American, May 2009:
In China the water table under the North China Plain, an area that produces more than half of the country’s wheat and a third of its corn, is falling fast. Overpumping has …
Katla: The Other Icelandic Volcano To Worry About
I’m quoting an article from Air Cargo World. Obviously their major concern is how Katla could affect flights in Europe. My concern is that a Katla eruption could cause far greater problems. Worst-case scenario is …
2012 and the Fear of Fear
Often when I mention 2012, people tell me that it’s all about making money, because the general public love to consume anything regarding the end of the world. This statement is true, if you spend …
Latest Earth Changes: Update
Devastating earthquakes in Haiti, Chile and China this year have many new age and end-of-the-world commentators suggesting that such events are on the rise, “earth changes” leading up to a cataclysm in 2012. Last month …
Noah’s Ark or Noah’s Bunker?
Even a layperson like myself knows that for our entire planet to be underwater for 40 days is impossible. For a flood to even reach the 5,000 metre height of Mt Ararat is also impossible. …
