There is scarcely a person at present who hasn't heard a thing about the end of the world that is prognosticated to occur on the 20th of December, 2012. People throughout the world worry about what's going to happen on this particular day. Some of them take the predicted end of the world seriously, others are more skeptical. Fatal projections were done several times before, but our world still exists. Then what is the reason for so much fuss about the year of 2012? Does it somehow differ from what we experience before?
The most evident explanation why the year of 2012 is so much talked about is given by historians. The fact is that the famous Mayan calendar that is considered to be very precise ends on December 20, 2012. There are several ideas for the reasons why the calendar ends on this day, but the version of the end of the world is the most popular amidst public today. Let's think of this issue from the point of view of scientists in other spheres.
For example, ecologists notice obvious changes in the climate on the Earth. Such changes are known as global warming. The greenhouse effect of the atmosphere is definitely observed and leads to some significant climate changes. So there is an opinion that an ecological catastrophe is about to blow up. Taking into account that there are a number of places covered with snow and ice on the globe some specialists suggest that extensive melting of the snow is rather possible.
Another interpretation that is the most credible is the astrologers' theory concerning the changing of astrologic eras. In accordance with astrologic cycles December 20, 2012 is the last day of the Pisces era that has continued for two thousand years. Then comes the Aquarius era. It's believed that in the Aquarius era the humankind will obtain mutual understanding and harmony. Experts affirm that it'll be the period when all the people are able to find common language and all the boundaries are eliminated. The humankind will attain high level of spiritual development.
So the variants are numerous. We'll see which one will turn out to be true in future.
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