There are many prophecies dependent on which on 21st December 2012 the world will end. This date is supposed to mark the end of a cycle of the Mesoamerican long count calendar which is alleged to be just about a 5125 year old cycle. A few of the people translate the significance of this date differently and say this date will mark the beginning of some changes and transformations. They suspect that Earth and its inhabitants will endure positive physical and spiritual metamorphosis. This date is pretty much open to different interpretations, some say it will mark the end of the Earth others say it will mark a new start.

There are numerous ideas about the way in which the end of the world will happen. Some advocate the idea that a plant called 'Planet X' or Niburu will collide with the Earth and will destroy the Earth and therefore cause the end of the world. Originally this event was forecast to happen in the year 2003 but was then ignored because it didn't occur in 2003. By the year 2012 the activity of sun is also predicted to increase. The sunspots might increase which will result in a severe rise in the temperature of the Earth's surface. Nostradamus, who was a very famous clairvoyant, also predicted that the end of the planet will occur in December 2012. Plenty of Nostradamus's predictions have been proved right till now and many still have not taken place.

An Indian Guru, Guru Kaliki Bhagavan has promoted across the country that 2012 will be the end of the Kal Yug. Kal is AKA the degenerate age. Many millions of people believe that Guru Kalki Bhagavan is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. He has said that in 2012 the human race will be enlightened spiritually.

The magnetic poles of Earth are shifting continuously. It has been recorded the North Pole is shifting toward Siberia. Due to this shifting of the magnetic poles serious changes in climate are taking place. The shifting of the magnetic poles is causing in the magnetic flux which in its turn is also causing the melting of ice caps. The melting of ice caps is generally attributed to only global temperature increases but the change in magnetic flux is a different reason which is causing the ice to melt. The changing magnetic flux is also causing lots of magma activity. This magma activity is causing the motion of tectonic plates which is steadily increasing the frequency of tremors. The Bible scriptures say that a war will occur in the middle east and something will happen which will melt the flesh. This can be interpreted to be a holocaust because of a nuclear bomb. Also in the Book of Revelation it is written that mountains will become valleys and valleys will become mountains. Conditions of serious cold will win and there will be starvation.

These days there are a number of catastrophes all around the globe. There are famines and droughts all over. These events can be seen as a sign of the end of the Earth which is coming.