end of the world

Is global catastrophe imminent?

Many believe the Mayan calendar indicates the end of the world on December 21st, 2012.  Others think that notion is folly.   An expert in Chicago says the belief that the world will end December 21st is based on a misunderstanding of the calendar...

Is December 21, 2012 the end of the world?  This date is regarded as the end-date of a 5,125-year-long cycle in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar.