The network is actively discussing the forecasts of conspiracy adviser David Meade, according to which the end of the world will come on September 23, 2017, when our Earth collides with the planet X, also known as Nibiru.
According to scientists, there is no planet X threatening our planet. However, there are far more realistic end-of-the-world scenarios that are really worth worrying about.
Death of the Sun
Scientists say that irreversible reactions occur on the Sun, and sooner or later the luminary will die as a result of a powerful explosion. Most experts believe that this will happen not earlier than 5 billion years, but there are also those who predict the death of the Sun in the foreseeable future. The consequences of this event for our planet will be catastrophic: people and all living organisms will perish in the flames of an exploding star.
The fall of the asteroid
In our solar system, hundreds of thousands of asteroids with diameters ranging from 300 meters to 500 km float. The collision of the Earth with a celestial body of more than 3 km in size can lead to the death of civilization, because at the time of the meeting of our planet and the space visitor, as much energy as when several million atomic bombs were blown up.
The fall of the asteroid will provoke a strong tsunami, an earthquake or a huge fiery tornado. It can also cause a global winter, similar to the one that caused the extinction of dinosaurs 65 million years ago. At the moment, scientists around the world are developing a system of protection against asteroids, but there is still no clear algorithm of action when approaching the celestial body.
Robots are murderers
Many famous scientists express their fear that once artificial intelligence will surpass human, and we will all depend on cyborgs. And if for some reason the artificial mind decides that all people need to be destroyed, it will easily do it.
Nuclear war
This is one of the most likely scenarios. At the moment, there are nuclear weapons in 9 countries, and even a small military conflict between them can lead to the death of a third of the world's population. So, scientists have calculated that the war between the nuclear powers India and Pakistan will destroy about two billion people.
The World Pandemic
Every year, viruses become more and more enduring. For each medicine created by physicians, they respond with new, more viable mutations. Once a virus can arise, before which the medicine will be powerless, and then the epidemic will swiftly spread all over the globe ...
Biological weapons
Recently, scientists have made many discoveries in the field of genetics. But it's scary to think what can happen if the development of biologists fall into the hands of terrorists. After all, in order to launch a deadly pandemic on the globe, it is enough to genetically modify known viruses - for example, smallpox virus, laboratory copies of which still exist.
Smallpox is an extremely contagious disease, and a small mutation of the virus can make it a powerful biological weapon. It will take more than a year to create a new vaccine against this mutant virus, during this time millions of people will be infected.
Eruption of the supervolcano
Supercolcans are volcanoes that produce extremely voluminous eruptions that can cause climate change on the entire planet. At the moment about 20 such volcanoes are known, and each of them can at any moment eradicate a huge stream of lava. As a result of such an eruption, volcanic winter can come to Earth.
Volcanic dust and ash will cover the planet with a blanket, which will prevent the penetration of sunlight - this will lead to a global cooling and the extinction of living organisms.
To date, there is no strategy to prevent the eruption of the super volcano.
Matrix: reboot
There is a theory that our whole world is created by a supercomputer, and all our thoughts, memories and attachments are generated by an advanced computer program. And if the creator of this program suddenly decides to destroy it or just turn off his computer, then the end of the world will come to us.