Remember fear of 2000? He passed without any consequences of adequate planning and analysis of the situation. As far as we know, leaving aside the impressive special effects in the movie, December 21 2012 the world will not end. However, this day will come next winter solstice.

As "the problem of the year 2000", the assumptions about the end of the world in 2012 have been carefully researched. In contrast to some popular opinion, all these arguments are untenable. Further, NASA scientists answer some frequently asked questions about 2012.

Question: is There any threat to the Earth in 2012? Many websites claim that in December 2012, the world will die.
Answer: Nothing bad will happen to the Earth in 2012. Our planet has existed for over 4 billion years, and scientists around the world do not know about any threat associated with 2012.

Q: what is the basis For predictions about the end of the world in 2012?
A: it All began with the claim that Nibiru, the hypothetical planet, allegedly discovered by the Sumerians, is sent to Earth. First catastrophe predicted in may 2003, but when nothing happened, it moved to December 2012. Then this invention has been linked with the end of one of the cycles of the ancient Mayan calendar during the winter solstice of 2012 - this is where the date December 21, 2012.

2012: the beginning of the end or why the world will not end?

Q: does the Mayan calendar in 2012?
A: Although the calendar hanging on your wall cuisine, and ending on December 31, it does not mean the end of time. In the new year you hang a new calendar, beginning with the 1st of January. Also the Mayan calendar ends December 21, 2012. This is the date of the end of the long period of the calendar, and after it begins a new cycle.

Q: Can something to happen, when the planets line up in such a way that affect the Earth?
A: In the next few decades will not be any special positions of the planets. Even when such a build happen, they do not have a significant impact on the Ground. The earth crosses the plane of the Galaxy in 2012. Every year in December, the Sun, the Earth and the center of our milky Way Galaxy are approximately on the same line, however, this phenomenon has no effect.

Q: is There a planet or brown dwarf, called Nibiru or planet X, or Eris, which is approaching the Earth and threaten our planet catastrophic destruction?
A: Stories about Nibiru or other wayward planets - is a fraud on the Internet. For these claims have no basis in reality. If Nibiru or planet X was approaching the Earth in 2012, astronomers would have noticed her at least ten years ago, and now she would have been visible to the naked eye. Of course, it does not exist. Eris really exists, but it is a dwarf planet similar to Pluto, which remains in the outer parts of the Solar system, the shortest distance between it and the Earth is 6.5 billion miles.

Q: What is the theory of the pole shift? Is it true that the earth's crust can make a 180-degree turn around the nucleus for a few days or even hours?
A: direction of rotation of the Earth on the opposite impossible. The slowly drifting continents (for example, Antarctica were about the equator several hundred million years ago), but this is not related to the assumption about the direction of rotation of the Earth. However, many Internet sites use a substitution of concepts for deception. They argue that there is a connection between spin and magnetic polarity of the Earth. Magnetic polarity actually change, a change of magnetic poles occurs on average once every 400 years. As far as we know, the change of polarity of the magnetic field does not harm life on Earth. In the following years, the probability is very small.

Q: is There in 2012, the risk of collision of the Earth with a meteor?
A: the Earth is constantly exposed to collisions with comets and asteroids, however, clashes with large objects are very rare. The last major accident happened about 65 million years ago and led to the extinction of the dinosaurs. Currently, astronomers at NASA review, called "the Review of space protection". Its purpose is the discovery of large near-earth asteroids long before a possible collision. We have already established that there are no threatening asteroids of the same magnitude as the one that killed the dinosaurs. This job is open, the information on all the detected objects is laid out daily on the web site of NASA. You can ensure that no collision in 2012 is expected.

Q: What do you think NASA scientists about the claims of the inevitable end of the world?
A: All statements about disasters or global changes in 2012 have nothing to do with science, for them there are no convincing arguments. How much fictional assertions were made in books, movies, or the Internet, they can't change this simple fact.

Q: Are there a danger of giant solar storms expected in 2012?
A: There is a regular cycle of solar activity, with peaks after about 11 years. Near these maxima of solar flares can disrupt communications, carried out with the help of satellites, although engineers and work on creating electronics are protected from the majority of solar storms. No special hazards associated with 2012. The next solar maximum will come in 2012-2014, and it will be a regular cycle activity, no different from many of the previous one.

In General, judge for yourself, what will be and what cannot be. The review in no case shall you inspire confidence that the end of the world is impossible (although I'd love to believe it). Remember, it all depends on you and on your level of preparedness to any extreme situation. He may abide with you anxious suitcase!)