It's the end of the world as we know it

With all of the volcanos erupting and earthquakes shaking all over the world, causing tsunamis and killing thousands, it can only mean one thing. It's the end of the world.

I took an Earthquakes and Volcanos class in college. It was a very interesting class and I learned a lot. Earthquakes are shaking numerous times a day all over the world and volcanos erupt constantly, weather they are under water or above. I understand the tectonic plates and fault lines. But I took this class in 2005. Since then, I haven't heard many news stories about the quakes and eruptions. But 2010 alone has been devastating for families all over the world. Earthquakes from Haiti to Chile to Turkey, tsunamis in American Samoa, volcanoes erupting in Ireland, and it's only April.

This is an interesting take on astronomy and what we can expect just by looking at the stars. According to 2010: The Year of the Volcano, 2010 to 2013 will be the most disastorous years in history.

This article from DiscoveryNews quotes scientists saying that this is not unusual activity, and that we can "put away the tinfoil hats"...for now.

Anyone who frequents Yellowstone knows that Old Faithful is going off in quicker time frames than it used to. In my Earthquakes and Volcanos class I learned that when those geisers erupt, the ash cloud will cover most of the United States.

In Utah, the Wasatch fault line was supposed to hold a 4.0 earthquake over 50 years ago. With all of the pressure building up over the last 50+ years, the Wasatch fault could go anytime. There is a Wasatch Fault earthquake clock that you can see here, which shows that we are "overdue" for a 5.5 - 6.5 magnitude earthquake. Now, I'm not a geologist, but I believe overdue means that the pressure is building up more and more and when the earthquake actually happens, it will cause a magnitude more than 6.5.

So Utahns (or everyone who believes this is the end of the world), why not be prepared? Head on over to the closest Walmart and pick up Stansport Hurricane/Earthquake/Flood Emergency Preparedness Kit for just $198! Or, build your own. The LA Times took the liberty of writing an article for all the local Californians who experience these quakes on a more frequent basis. Read up on it here.

The end is nigh people. Remember that when you're taking your daily walk down your street and a meteor falls from the sky right where you were just standing and creates a huge crator in your front yard.