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If you want to see a record of the tsunamis over the last 1,000 years, check out www.tsunami-alarm-system.com.

Is There an Increase in Earth Activity?

Many people involved with 2012 predictions report there is an alarming and dramatic increase in volcanic and earthquake activity. However, scientists disagree.

Volcanic and earthquake activity goes through cycles of peaks and valleys. Are we approaching a peak? We really don’t know. The two biggest valleys in the past coincided with World Wars I and II when people’s attention was focused on the war, not Earth changes. Scientists claim that today’s increase in Earth activity is a matter of increased attention, reporting, and technology.

Satellite technology and global communication have dramatically increased our ability to know what’s happening all over the planet. You know the phrase that the earth is getting smaller. In addition, more seismographic stations that record earthquake activity are being installed each year. In 1931, around the time your grandparents may have been alive, there were about 350 stations operating worldwide. Today there are over 8,000. Scientists say the increased ability to detect volcanoes and earthquakes is the reason for the “increased” Earth activity.

Maybe the question isn’t whether there are more earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis, but whether their magnitudes are increasing.

Celestial Connection

At this writing, there are three earthquake storms occurring along the Pacific Rim from northern Mexico to Alaska. According to Mitch Battros at Earth Changes Media, geologists believe this may be the start of a major event along the Cascadia Subduction Zone or fault line. You can learn more at www.earthchangesmedia.com.

Pestilence and Plagues

As the prophecies foretell, epidemics and disease are definitely on the rise. The past 20 years has shown a dramatic increase in disease activity. We’re seeing a return of old diseases we thought were beat, like tuberculosis; as well as new diseases like Sudden Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), West Nile virus, and Morgellons.

What’s causing epidemics and new diseases? While there are many factors, we can look at three key ones: environmental changes like global warming, bacterial mutations against antibiotics, and unexpected fallout from new technologies like genetic engineering.

Environmental Change and Disease

The World Health Organization (WHO) is pointing to global warming as the cause not only of new diseases but also of old diseases appearing in new places. Global warming seems to be responsible for many of the 2012 prediction outcomes. In this case, we’re looking at how disease spreads.

Many diseases are kept in check by cold weather. Insects that transmit disease, like mosquitoes and ticks, can’t survive in really cold areas. Consequently, colder climates have been immune to diseases like malaria, West Nile virus, and Lyme disease. In fact, these kinds of diseases are on the increase in once-colder climes as global warming changes temperatures.

Another environmental cause of disease growth is extreme weather. As extreme weather and natural disasters increase, infectious disease also increases. Partly this is due to things like flood waters overriding sewage control systems and contaminating local water supplies. It’s also due to people being pushed together into higher populations allowing disease to spread more easily.

Here’s an example of how environmental extremes can affect disease. In 1993, an explosion of rats in the southwestern United States created an outbreak of a debilitating lung infection. The infection was caused by the hantavirus that is spread by rats. What caused the explosion of rats? A sustained drought killed off the main rat predators. When rain finally came, it increased the rats’ food supply allowing the rat population to grow unchecked.

Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Drug-resistant bacteria are on the rise! You may have heard of MRSA, or the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus