According to ancient mayan calendar 2012 is the year when our planet will be destroyed. Can it really happen though? What will really occur if this happens though? There are many theories that occur about this. The destruction of the earth by a celestial body is one of these theories. Many think it could be a black hole that does the damage. Others believe that Planet X, sometimes called Nibiru, is going to return in its long orbit around the sun. The theorists think that Planet X will be passing very close to the Earth at some stage and it will be this that causes the earth’s destruction.
One of the other theories is that of an asteroid hitting the earth. However, many scientists have pointed out that there is no asteroid on a collision course with earth, or at least not one that we can detect. An asteroid will pass “close” to the earth, but the definition of close, in this case, is about 18 times the distance from earth to the moon. This may be considered close in astronomy terms, but not close enough to cause any concern.
A geomagnetic reversal event caused by a solar flare is another theory. The effect that this reversal will have is changing the polarity of the earth’s poles, therefore causing massive natural disasters.
There are a number of sites out there for the 2012 end of the world phenomenon, but one of them has a great number of resources. It is called december2012endofworld.com. This site features reports on the truth about the various disasters that will strike earth, including a full 360 degree look at 2012. It does not matter if you have just found out about this topic, or whether you consider yourself an expert, this site will give a fascinating insight.