Space storm alert: A fierce solar storm could lead to a global disaster on an unprecedented scale

IT IS midnight on 22 September 2012 and the skies above Manhattan are filled with a flickering curtain of colourful light. Few New Yorkers have seen the aurora this far south but their fascination is short-lived.

Within a few seconds, electric bulbs dim and flicker, then become unusually bright for a fleeting moment. Then all the lights in the state go out. Within 90 seconds, the entire eastern half of the US is without power...

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Source: www.newscientist.com

2012 Doomsday Prediction

The 2012 Doomsday Prediction is a cultural phenomenon consisting of present-day speculation about imminent cataclysmic events which contends that an apocalyptic event will occur in the year 2012.

Skeptics note that predictions of the imminent end of the world have a very long history, with literally hundreds of documented examples, some associated with religious prophecies, others with astronomical events such as comets or eclipses, and others with calendar events such as the millenium. In every one of these cases, the predicted dates have passed, without noticeable result...

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