2012

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14 May 2008

2012

Introduction

Human society , in general and religious community , in particular , is stirred by the latest news . Religious prophets and amateurs suggest that the year 2012 will become the end of humanity and of the planet Earth Those who keep to the idea of the coming Armageddon operate various facts , but the Maya linear calendar is the basis and the source of these beliefs . Simultaneously , the assertion that 2012 will kill humanity is not supported by facts . For

science , 2012 will become the year of solar maximum and the magnetic field 's reversal . The combination of the critical natural events can hardly cause any serious damage to earth Thesis statement : scientific facts refute the idea of the coming Armageddon . In scientific terms , 2012 will simply become another stage of the cyclical solar activity

Solar maximum is coming , and scientists are no longer able to neglect these magnetic processes . Moreover , as the sun 's magnetic field impacts the earth and the objects within the solar system and beyond , scientists predict that 2012 will become the time of serious changes in the Universe . However , is it scientifically possible to suggest that these changes will destroy the Earth ? Hardly so . Science makes it easy to understand that we have hardly reached the end of our existence Although NASA admits that the Sun 's magnetic north pole , which was in the northern hemisphere just a few months ago , now points south (NASA , there are no scientific grounds to assert that the changing sun indicates a serious threat to humanity . In reality , the sun is approaching its natural maximum the humanity has already experienced several solar maximums , and they have not dramatically changed our lives

In the year 2012 the earth reaches an extreme point in a cycle of approximately 26 ,000 years . The open magnetic field lines at the north pole of the earth will be pointing towards the sun , receiving a peak amount of solar particles . The sun 's 11-year cycle of activity will also influence earth 's weather more strongly during this time (Stray 23

We constantly find ourselves under the impact of sun . The solar energy and magnetic fields change the weather on earth , frequently cause natural disasters , or influence our health . However , these changes of the Sun 's magnetic field are rather predictable . Not only the Sun 's magnetic field changes the Earth 's magnetic field changes , too . 740 ,000 years ago the Earth 's magnetic field experienced the last reversal scientists are confident that we are approaching another one , but no one knows for sure , when the next reversal will take place (Gilbert 80 . The magnetic fields ' reversal is not a complex process . Moreover , it is a regular event for the Sun . The 11-year-solar cycle is the continuous line which starts at the peak of the Sun 's minimum , and gradually reaches the Sun 's maximum which we are to expect in 2012 . During the solar minimum , the Sun...