Category Archives: Doomsday predictions

Sunday’s Total Lunar Eclipse

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Alex R. Howe

On the night of Sunday-Monday, January 20-21, there will be a total lunar eclipse. (Official NASA info.) This eclipse will be especially significant because it will be the first total lunar eclipse visible from most or all of North America … Continue reading →

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It’s (not) the end of the world as we know it, part 2

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Alex R. Howe

In my last post, I explained how the end of the Mayan calendar is not a harbinger of the end of the world. However, you’ve probably seen stories about other predictions, even scientific predictions, that say something very bad will … Continue reading →

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It’s (not) the end of the world as we know it

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Alex R. Howe

By now, you’ve probably heard that on December 21, 2012, just two weeks from today, the ancient Mayan calendar will run out, and the world will end! This is approximately as silly as thinking the world will end on December … Continue reading →

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