Notes+and+Sources

[] Berman, Bob. "End of the world: 2012." //Astronomy// 35.12 (2007): 14. //MAS Ultra - School Edition//. EBSCO. Web. 29 Mar. 2010.
 * The Sun crosses the galactic plane December 21.
 * The fact that winter or summer begins will supposedly block this "energy".
 * The sun will become 10 to 20 times hotter.
 * Earth's rotation will reverse on its axis and flood its inhabitants.

[] Krauss, Lawrence M. "End-of-Days Danger." //Scientific American// 302.3 (2010): 34. //MAS Ultra - School Edition//. EBSCO. Web. 31 Mar. 2010.
 * Dec. 21, 2012 is when the Mayan calender runs out.
 * God will ensure the planet remains fine in the face of human progress.
 * The measured rise of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere is numerically consistent with that predicted from the output of human industrial activity.

[] Rossi, Holly Lebowitz. "12/21/12." //Newsweek// 148.13 (2006): 10. //MAS Ultra - School Edition//. EBSCO. Web. 31 Mar. 2010.
 * Daniel Pinchbeck suggests that 2012 "could be more like the birth of the world."
 * The years building up to 2012 mark an unusual astronomical alignment, one so rare it occurs only in 30 out of every 26,000 years.
 * The Sun will make its annual crossing of the galactic equator.

[] Sullivan, Kathleen. "Doomsday 2012: The End of Days/Nostradamus: 2012/The Nostradamus Files.." //Library Journal// 135.4 (2010): 54. //MAS Ultra - School Edition//. EBSCO. Web. 6 Apr. 2010.
 * Humankind may perish in 2012.
 * Some define the "end times" as being a difficult rebirth into a new human consciousness.

[] Maria, Puente. "Oh, Maya! Is 2012 the end of us?." //USA Today// n.d.: //MAS Ultra - School Edition//. EBSCO. Web. 6 Apr. 2010.
 * Some teenagers say they're thinking of ending their lives.
 * Mothers say they are thinking of killing their children and themselves rather than go through this.
 * There is some disagreement on whether the exact end day is Dec. 21 or 23.
 * Noone knows how it is suppose to happen, but it is suppose to be big.
 * We've been warned by the ancient Maya.