Apocalypse, or the end of the world - is an idea that has not been the first century to stir the minds of mankind. Movies and books offer a variety of versions of how humanity can disappear - from floods, clashes with heavenly bodies to the capture of the world by robots and the extermination of all life. Many people were seriously waiting for the end of the world in 2000, 2012 and many other dates, but so far the day of the apocalypse, or the end of the world , has passed us.
How many are left before the end of the world?
Different sources put forward different versions of when a disaster can occur, and most in their versions much depends on how all this should happen. The most popular versions to date:
- global war - biological, nuclear, etc .;
- pandemic - genetic or viral diseases (for example, zombie apocalypse);
- hunger due to overpopulation of the planet;
- ecological catastrophe of a global scale;
- catastrophes associated with climate change (floods, etc.);
- the disastrous effect of nanotechnology (the planet's absorption by microorganisms, etc.);
- global cooling - a new ice age;
- loss of oxygen;
- a change in the magnetic poles of the Earth;
- a global earthquake;
- the eruption of a huge volcano;
- Fall of the asteroid or collision with heavenly bodies;
- destructive solar flares and much more.
Depending on the catastrophe, different sources attribute to the Earth different lifetimes - from several years to 5.5 billion.
Is survival possible after the end of the world?
Many people, especially in the United States, are obsessed with the idea of preparing for the end of the world. However, logically, one can be sure that not all versions of the apocalypse suggest the possibility of saving people. Also,
Nevertheless, people waiting for the apocalypse, after the end of the world plan to hold out for a while in bins on canned food and pre-harvested products. Typically, those who adhere to this point of view update their reserves for each forecast date: by 2009, according to Nostradamus's prediction, by 2012 according to the Mayan prediction, by 2014 according to the forecasts of the Vikings, etc.
In fact, at the present time the very idea of the apocalypse is a pseudo-scientific and does not have any real confirmation, which is why many scientists simply do not consider it seriously. Because of this, information regarding survival after the end of the world is more fantastic than realistic.