Time and 2012

Is the world coming to end on Dec 21st 2012?

Absolutely not...The earth is around 4.54 billions years old according to
geologists and geophysicist and will continue to exist after 2012.

However, the earth has gone through many changes throughout its history and will continue to do so. One such example, are glaciation periods in the Earth's past that may have determined landscapes on
our planet (layers upon layers of ice in northern europe before the last ice age that ended approximately 10,000 years ago). With the end of the last ice age, we see human settlements and agriculture. Indeed, we can argue that such events are interconnected.

So, the world will not end but in may be due for a change in the coming years. We may be for a "jumpy" ride....so, we may want to fasten our seat belts.

Now, we may ask: can we determine such changes? Sure we can. If we observe the seasons of the year, we can determine with a high degree of accuracy when the trees will start to blossom (I know that by the second week of March the trees on my front yard will start to blossom - it is an exact clock of nature). So, it is a matter of following cyclical patterns of nature that we can determine earth's changes. Such cyclical patterns are built in planetary movements...One such example is the earth's precession of the equinoxes which takes approximately 26,000 years to complete. The Mayans were great astromers and were able to study this pehenomena. Indeed, by following these cyclical patterns of the equinoxes or earth's precession, we can determine certain changes at specific intervals that may correspond to changes in the earth's landscape or for that matter in human settlements or activity.

Well, it is 10:50pm and I have to get up early tomorrow...Will follow this next time.

All the best...