At all times, man was afraid of the end of the world. Each traditional religion formulates this event differently, but no one can name it for a specific day and hour. How many dates have already been named: 1666, 1999, 2000 and the famous 2012. All the marked days have passed, but humanity continues to wait for new dates. According to some pundits, the end of the world could come in 2021, 2029, 2036. And the famous physicist and astronomer Isaac Newton predicted through mathematical calculations that the end of the world would come in 2060.
Today there are many theories about what the end of the world will be and according to what scenario to expect its development. Scientists express all sorts of versions, and the closer the announced date, the more options.
Throughout human history, the dates of the end of the world have been predicted repeatedly. They were often associated with the entry into the new millennium. And if we consider all the predicted dates for the death of the civilization of mankind, then the Apocalypse should have come long ago.
Prophecies have been made by different people throughout the ages. Among them are both scientists and seers: Nostradamus, Edgar Cayce, Wanga, Arthur Clarke, Wolf Messing, Matrona of Moscow, Seraphim of Sarov, Maria Duval, Monk Abel and others. Recently, scientists have seriously started talking about the end of the world, since the prerequisites for the death of our planet are becoming more and more every day. What to expect for humanity - a real catastrophe or another hoax?
Scenarios that are taken seriously. Death of the Sun
According to scientists, “our home” can be destroyed by the “worn out” Sun. According to this scenario, the end of the world will be extremely simple: the celestial body will heat up to the limit and explode. As the star warms up, there will be little carbon dioxide in the atmosphere - strong evaporation will begin, the oceans will dry up, plants will die, and then animals. It has already been established that the temperature of the earth's surface is constantly increasing, and at a certain time will reach a critical point. This will not allow any living creature to survive. Thus, the super-giant, as it continues to heat up and expand in size, will turn the once blooming planet into a desert.
Stars like the Sun live for about 12 billion years. Half of its resources are practically depleted, reserves of hydrogen fuel remain for several million years. The luminary that gave us life will destroy everyone!
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Magnetic pole movement
The change in the magnetic poles of our planet will lead to the extinction of the human race and all life in 2021. Today the magnetic pole is moving towards Siberia from North America. The Northern Lights will soon be visible in European countries, not Alaska. The territory of America will split into several parts. Almost all of Japan will be flooded. Pole reversal will lead to powerful volcanic eruptions.
Antarctica and the Arctic await radical changes. The cold climate will become tropical. Where there used to be permafrost, a fern will bloom. The melting of huge glaciers will lead to a catastrophic rise in sea levels. Much of the land will go under water.
I would like to note that these predictions are gradually gaining strength and no longer seem like a fairy tale. Since 2000, scientists have been observing the movement of magnetic poles. In recent years, this process has become irreversible, the pole has shifted by 220 km, which has changed the climatic conditions on Earth. It got much warmer.
Asteroid "Apophis"
Another cause of the end of the world is the collision of a huge asteroid with the Earth. "Apophis", with a mass of 50 million tons, rushes towards our planet with great speed and will have to approach it as close as possible on April 13, 2029 at 04.36 am GMT. Astronomers are 99% sure: the stone block will be 32-34 thousand km from the Earth's surface, which is an absolutely safe distance. The threat will overtake humanity if Apophis is 30 thousand km away. Then the object will enter the gravity zone, and the collision will become inevitable. However, experts believe that by that time systems will be created that can destroy the "space enemy".
There is a possibility that in the 21st century 11 large space objects may collide with the Earth. 4 collisions will take place before 2045. Today, scientists around the world are challenged to help humanity survive as a result of collisions with large asteroids. Apophis is the most dangerous. If a rock-ice block 300 m across falls into the ocean, a crater 8 km in diameter and 3 km deep will form. The height of the waves generated after the fall of the object will be more than 20 m in height.
As soon as the asteroid hits the Earth's surface, an explosion will occur with a yield of 200 megatons, which equates to 60,000 bombs dropped on Hiroshima. Tsunamis after the fall of Apophis will sweep away everything in its path.
The name of the asteroid speaks for itself. Apophis is the ancient Egyptian god of destruction and darkness, terrifying people. However, scientists are still inclined towards a positive scenario for the development of events. Having collided with another object in space, Apophis can change its flight trajectory and then the end of the world in 2029 will not come. The next date when the asteroid approaches the Earth as dangerously close as possible will be 2036.
Mega-volcano awakening
There is another option for the death of all living things - the eruption of a super-volcano. As a result of such a scenario, all the continents of the Earth will be covered with a meter layer of ash, water will evaporate, and agriculture will be destroyed. There are about 20 such volcanoes on the planet. The most dangerous of them is the volcano located in the center of Yellowstone National Park. If it erupts, then what should humanity prepare for? Can it survive?
After studying images from satellites, scientists made an amazing discovery: in the very center of the park there is a hollow (caldera), which was formed as a result of a volcanic eruption. Its dimensions are amazing: 55x72 km. Having examined this basin, experts were shocked. In the bowels of the caldera, at a depth of 10 km, there is a huge magma chamber or bubble with a volume of 4,000 cubic km. This bubble is the "heart" of the super-volcano, which continues to beat.
During the last eruption, the volcano threw into the atmosphere over 3,000 cubic kilometers of ash and stones. If we compare with Vesuvius, who buried Pompeii, then about 3 cubic km of rock and products of natural grinding of magma were thrown into the atmosphere.
At the moment, the geothermal activity of the volcano in the American park is very high. Whether it will be able to lead to an eruption and what its scale will be - questions remain relevant to this day. In addition, scientists have found that the size of the magma bubble is increasing in size. Is a new eruption of a super-volcano possible? Yes, definitely! However, no one can name the exact date. Experts predict that the eruption will surely occur before 2075. If Yellowstone volcano explodes, it will pull with it a series of other eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis. The world will be threatened by the end of the world: an overheated combination of ash, stones, dust, gases, moving at a speed of hundreds of kilometers per hour. Further, a huge column of emissions will spread throughout the atmosphere and significantly increase the greenhouse effect. This mixture will destroy the ozone layer not only over the United States. Radioactive contamination will be observed throughout the planet. The blast wave will reach Kamchatka. It is known that the largest number of volcanoes that will be ready to "wake up" are concentrated on its territory.
Further more. Famine in countries with large populations, riots, radiation, failure of nuclear power plants. However, according to some estimates of scientists, one person in a thousand can still survive. Therefore, there is hope!
The topic of the end of the world has become the most popular over the past few years. It is discussed in the media, disaster films are made, and new dates predicted by modern prophets are reported on television. Should humanity be afraid of the end of the world, or is it still possible to change everything? Time will tell.