As December 21, 2012 fast approaches, doomsday-believers around the globe are bracing for what they believe will be the end of the world.<\/p>\n
A Chinese inventor built \u201csurvival pods\u201d to help him through the mayhem in December 21, 2012. A contractor developed underground bunkers to safeguard their Italian owners. And fare finder website Skyscanner reports its customers are showing an increasing interest in one-way tickets to \u201cApocalypse safe havens.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to NASA, many Apocalypse fears originate in the belief that Niberiu, a planet allegedly discovered by the Sumerians, would hit planet Earth in May 2003. When the world did not perish, however, new claims were put forward that Nibiru would hit earth on December 21, 2012 \u2014 the day the Mayan long-count calendar end.<\/p>\n
NASA has gone out of its way to rebuke the doomsday fears, arguing<\/p>\n
\n\u201cthe world will not end in 2012. Our planet has been getting along just fine for more than 4 billion years, and credible scientists worldwide know of no threat associated with 2012.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Several governments, too, have reassured their citizens that the Apocalypse is nowhere near. According to a New York Times report, Russia\u2019s minister of emergency situations Vladimir Puchkov reassured the country\u2019s citizens on Friday he is sure the world will not end in December 21, 2012 and that<\/p>\n
\n\u201che had access to methods of monitoring what is occurring on the planet Earth.\u201d And the Vatican\u2019s top astronomer Rev. Jose Funes wrote in the Vatican\u2019s newspaper L\u2019Osservatore Romano that the doomsday predictions are \u201cnot even worth discussing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
As we approach December 21, 2012 the world news will bring you live updates on the impending apocalypse \u2014 or lack thereof. Check back for the latest news leading up to and through the big event.<\/p>\n
END of the WORLD? December 21, 2012 Apocalypse According to the Mayan Doomsday Calendar<\/h2>\n
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