Great article in the Miami New Times last week, profiling preppers and survivalists like these folk:
Jorge Villa – after a terrifying experience during Hurricane Andrew he devised his own bunkers, and sells them to folk – some of whom are worried about the end of the Mayan calendar – via his business U.S. Bunkers
Neal Wiseman – moderates a group called the South Florida Survivalist Network, and has a year’s worth of food stored for his family, should the need arise:
Chris Petrovich – prepper for 25 years. He has helped others “cache extra fuel and food, stashed in public-storage units and underground, at intervals on an 800-to-1,200-mile path out of Florida. Amid darkness and chaos, skirting burning sugarcane fields and accidents and roadblocks, they’ll drive from cache to cache toward a secret inland hiding spot, exhausting the last available remnants of the petroleum age.”
While Petrovich himself plans on staying, I agree with …
From DIY to Russian megabunkers
Preparing for when the SHTF
Crustal displacements and magnetic pole shift – both are scary
Don’t believe NASA – these are a genuine threat
More likely during eclipses and perhaps Comet Elenin is a factor?
I’m not a fan of “Earth Changes”, because in the last decade I have not seen a year in which any forces of nature have occurred outside the range of probability. But because of the recent eclipse/earthquake connection, which I was alerted to by Mitch Battros (and which I refined from 2 weeks either side of an eclipse to 5 days), I am checking quakes each day.
For me the easiest way is to just bookmark this page and load it whenever I want:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_big.php
The above web page shows all 5+ earthquakes of the last few days. I’m just looking at those that are 7+. They are rare enough to notice an increase, and they tend to be the ones that have a dramatic effect on local lives. For the last week there are two:
Jan 2, 7.1 ARAUCANIA, CHILE
Jan 1, 7.0 SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA
If you look at the last few years, …
Gamma Rays have been detected from a nova (not to be confused with a supernova) for the first time, something that has surprised scientists. I’m guessing that unlike supernovae, we are unable to tell if a nova event is likely to occur any time soon from a nearby star. This is the latest in a string of news reports where space is acting differently to what scientists previously believed – so keep that in mind when scientists insist we are safe from space nasties…
Radioactive elements decay at a constant rate, is something that is taught in high school. Wrong. When you are observing the decay year by year, it is pretty much constant. However it has just been discovered that the intra-year decay rate fluctuates due to how close we are to the Sun, and when there are solar flares.
I have three different sources regarding bunkers being built for 2012:
Hush-hush, where my contacts give me details, but I am sworn to secrecy
Conspiracy forums and blogs – usually unsubstantiated
From the builders themselves
An example of conspiracy information is the bunker that the Walmart Waltons have built. While not necessarily for 2012, it would be marvelous to learn more. But all we have is a clip from a movie called Walmart: The High Cost of Low Price at YouTube:
In the above clip Jon Lehman, a former Walmart manager describes an “Apocalyptic bunker” from the front gate. Seemingly we only have his word that the compound with helipads belongs to the Walton family.
But when the information comes from the builders, I really listen. There is an article in the trade publication called Concrete Contractors that has lots of details on the construction of a 13,000-square foot bunker costing $3.5 million, specifically for 2012 …
The two earthquakes which had the most fatalities in the last 5 years occurred within 5 days of a solar eclipse:
Haiti Earthquake
January 12, 2010
230,000 deaths
Solar Eclipse
January 15, 2010
Kashmir Earthquake
October 8, 2005
79,000 deaths
Solar Eclipse
October 3, 2005
The next (partial) eclipse is on January 4, 2011. I’m not predicting a terrible earthquake, just saying that in the next 10 days it is statistically more likely, based on the last 5 years.
Nanodiamonds Discovered in Greenland Ice Sheet – adding weight to the theory of a cometary or asteroid impact event roughly 13,000 years ago.
Did volcanoes wipe out the Neanderthals? If so it would be a neat solution, but not one that explains how our forefathers survived (given that we were not as robust nor smart…)
Not well known is that our seas have been rising ever since the end of the last Ice Age. All the time we are hearing that “global warming” is causing the seas to rise, but few ask whether the rise would be happening regardless of human activity… Fortunately someone has looked into the numbers and discovered some disinformation:
By looking closely at the records, it turns out that the much advertised rising sea levels in the South Pacific depend on anomalous depressions of the ocean during 1997 and 1998 thanks to an El Nino and two tropical cyclones.
The …
Russia has some mega-bunkers where presumably indispensable folk can be kept safe, but what about the common people in Moscow? Looks like they will be safe from the [insert SHTF scenario here, but they want us to think nuclear war] as well. Announced a few weeks back on Russia Today are plans to build 5000 “bomb shelters” in Moscow with a time frame of 2 years – which of course equals Dec 2012. One website estimates that, if these bunkers were aiming to protect half of Moscow (the other half can use underground train stations), the cost could be as much as $1 billion. Here’s the news item on RT:
Also in Russia, near Moscow, a military engineer named Evgeny Ubiyko has built a doomsday capsule to survive 2012:
“The capsule is hermetic, it’s got four layers of insulation. It can float, roll down hills, and land upside down – without being …
The evidence is (perhaps) stacking up. Mitch Battros of Earth Changes Media, as well as many other researchers (even my Facebook status!) suggested that yesterday’s lunar eclipse could cause an earthquake. And it looks like it did:
Japan’s Meteorological Agency said the quake occurred about 130 kilometers (80.6 miles) off the southern coast of Chichi Island in the Pacific Ocean. The offshore quake struck at around 2:20 a.m. (1720 GMT) at the depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles).
The U.S. Geological Survey also put the quake’s magnitude at 7.4.
Now, I disagree with most of Mitch’s predictions, primarily because he tends to predict things that are statistically quite likely anyway. And I have problems with his methodology regarding lunar eclipses. He believes that a major earthquake should occur within 2 weeks (before or after) of a lunar eclipse. Take a look at what happened around the time of the 8 other full lunar …
According to NASA, 2012 will be the big one for observing the Northern Lights. Scientists say that they “should at least be visible as far south as Rome.”
Icelandic photographer Orvar Thorgiersso says “By the year 2012 if you catch the moment the Sun is spewing out solar storms directly at the earth you will be truly awestruck. It will be like nothing you’ve ever seen before.”
And of course phones, GPS and the power grid could be affected. Perhaps we will just look up to sky and go “ah-ha, that’s why my phone isn’t working tonight”.
With state-funding, a Christian ministry will build a $150 million theme park, featuring a full-size Noah’s Ark, complete with live animals. There will also be a Tower of Babel. Can’t wait to take my family, and it is aiming to open in 2014.
Those 500 million Facebook users now have access to a game all about 2012 – War of 2012. After a magnetic pole shift and solar flares, you are a member of “a tribe that happened to survive the pandemonium aboard the Genesis Ark“. Apart from the back story and the name, it is yet another Civilization clone… Far more interesting would be a prepping game where you have 2012-like deadline to prepare.
Tunguska-like atmospheric explosions occur several times a year, and we know this because NASA satellites spot them. Data on these “bolide” will soon be released so that scientists worldwide can better study them.
First of all, I severely doubt HRH Prince Charles is a 2012er, and although I respect his principles, I never thought I would write a blog post about him. But today it crossed my mind that perhaps he has a role to play in the peripheral topics of 2012. He has written a book called Harmony: A New Way of Looking at Our World, and it covers the general idea of how modern society is no longer in tune with nature. In itself, that is not especially interesting – many people have written similar books. But as the Huffington Post reports, the book also covers sacred geometry!
They made a building that offers us the direct experience of what the ancients held to be our true relationship with the world. To walk around within its soaring pillars and to bask in the gentle light that pours through its exquisite windows is …
Check out these news items from the last few days:
Record low temperatures during Global Warming Conference in Cancun – they are calling it the “Gore Effect“.
Central England has coldest start to winter since 1659.
Warmest Year on Record – widely reported across the media, but the devil is in the detail…
It might be the “warmest year on record”, or first-equal, or one of the top 3… but how meaningful is it, and does it mean we really have global warming? Thankfully the Daily Mail studied the numbers more deeply than many more-esteemed publications:
…with the exception of 1998 – a ‘blip’ year when temperatures spiked because of a strong ‘El Nino’ effect (the cyclical warming of the southern Pacific that affects weather around the world) – the data on the Met Office’s and CRU’s own websites show that global temperatures have been flat, not for ten, but for the past 15 years.
They …
Former NASA astrophysicist Kevin Manning gave a presentation to local residents (Bayport-Blue Point, NY) entitled Movers in the Sky: Comets, Meteors and Asteroids. As is often the case these days, he mentioned 2012, dismissing the movie. Fair enough. Then we enter the territory of half-truths:
Contrary to popular belief, Manning said the planet will not be hit by another planet and knocked off its axis. He also knocked down the Armageddon theory of an asteroid hitting the Earth and killing everyone. NASA and other scientists have the technology to predict an asteroid or comet’s trajectory approximately 20 to 30 years before impact.
Manning said if an asteroid was predicted to hit Earth, astronauts and the government have enough time to change its path. Altering its path even a fraction of a degree, by use of lasers or nuclear warheads, would save the Earth. “There is …
This is just what a 2012 calendar should be – it starts now and ends in Dec 2012 – they call it a 23.97 month calendar. It is big and bold and will sure attract attention from any visitors. $20 delivered (USA). Also ships international for an extra $12 (and I’m ordering one now).
Available at MuchMoreGooder.com – more images here.
As is often the case for stories found at Sorcha Faal’s WhatDoesItMean.com, the one titled Leaked Cable Reveals Obama Sent To “2012 ALICE Bunker” Due To Norway “Spiral”, I get the feeling it is made up, or even provided…
Supposedly there is a cable, which they imply has been sourced from WikiLeaks, that links the Norway spiral of January 2010 with a suggestion that the US President hides in a bunker:
¶1. (S) RNoAF response to HAARP/CERN spiral anomaly was limited to 175 km. with testing parameters met within 3degrees of arc access.
¶2. (S) Post recommends activation of 2012 Project ALICE Bunker for POTUS/SECDEF
Of course when you do a search of WikiLeaks not only does this cable not exist, but neither is there any mention of bunkers, spirals or the 2012 meme. I guess if a leaked document ever does mention these things, the internet will truly be …
Imagine if you had spotted an asteroid or comet hurtling toward Earth. Or that you became aware of such via the Interweb. It would be very useful to calculate how the collision will affect you, where you are.
In case that unlikely scenario arises, here’s some software that promises to calculate the harm you face.
Lest you be unsatisfied with a simulation of a massive rock barreling down on us, the Web site also provides data on the aftermath, including the size of the crater, the extent of the fireball, and even the height of the tsunami wave, should the object crash into the ocean.
I’ve shown this pic before…
…but not the inside pics: Here’s two, the rest are at Digital Trends, along with the story.
What if the end date of the ancient Mayan Long Count calendar was not meant to be taken literally?
The first question you need to ask is this: Dec 21 is also the Winter Solstice (in the northern hemisphere) – the darkest day of the year, so it is a coincidence or deliberate?
The second question is, if the date is deliberate, then why?
If there is a scientific basis to the Long Count calendar, if it is ultimately reflecting a scientific prediction, then there are still more questions:
Is there anything about a Winter Solstice than can cause a catastrophe?
Could an ancient culture predict a catastrophe, thousands of years away, accurate to a single day?
Or is Dec 21, 2012 a symbolic date for a scientific prediction for approximately Dec 2012?
What we do know:
The ancient Germanic people celebrated the solstice with Yule logs
The very ancient Newgrange tomb in Ireland is aligned to the winter …
I check this web page all the time:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_big.php
It lists every earthquake greater than 5.0 for the last week, and it is updated in real-time.
On most days there’s less than five quakes listed, and often just one or two. Today there are 39!
To be fair, when there’s a really big quake, a lot of aftershocks will make the list – so to account for them the list really looks like this:
8.6 OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
8.2 OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA (+ 22 aftershocks)
6.0 NORTH INDIAN OCEAN (+ 9 aftershocks)
5.3 BANDA SEA
5.5 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
5.1 SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
5.2 SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
5.4 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
5.9 OFF THE COAST OF OREGON
6.5 MICHOACAN, MEXICO
I’ve definitely not seen such an array of large quakes in one day before. Hopefully it’s just a freak occurrence.
UPDATE: Very next day, GULF OF CALIFORNIA has had a 6.9 and a 6.2, while …
Our Sun operates on a cycle that takes roughly 11 years to complete. While the key indicator for when the cycle is at its peak is the number of sun spots, the root cause is the reversal of the Sun’s magnetic poles. And for some reason that scientists cannot explain, the Sun’s poles are currently out of step with each other:
“Right now, there’s an imbalance between the north and the south poles,” Jonathan Cirtain, NASA’s project scientist for a Japanese solar mission called Hinode, in a recent article on NASA’s website. “The north is already in transition, well ahead of the south pole, and we don’t understand why.”
Further, the asymmetrically reversing solar magnetic field could have an effect on Earth, resulting in increased solar flares and the accompanying bursts of radioactive particles called “coronal mass ejections,” or CMEs, that can hit Earth and cause brilliant Northern Lights displays and problematic geomagnetic solar storms, …
Great article in the Miami New Times last week, profiling preppers and survivalists like these folk:
Jorge Villa – after a terrifying experience during Hurricane Andrew he devised his own bunkers, and sells them to folk – some of whom are worried about the end of the Mayan calendar – via his business U.S. Bunkers
Neal Wiseman – moderates a group called the South Florida Survivalist Network, and has a year’s worth of food stored for his family, should the need arise:
Chris Petrovich – prepper for 25 years. He has helped others “cache extra fuel and food, stashed in public-storage units and underground, at intervals on an 800-to-1,200-mile path out of Florida. Amid darkness and chaos, skirting burning sugarcane fields and accidents and roadblocks, they’ll drive from cache to cache toward a secret inland hiding spot, exhausting the last available remnants of the petroleum age.”
While Petrovich himself plans on staying, I agree with …
