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April 2010_june_july_2009.qxd 22/04/2010 11:27 PM Page 36 36 The end of the world as we know it? The end of the world as we know it? Ten crazy conspiracy theories about the Iceland volcano By ATTILA ALBERT and JOSEF NYARY The eruption of the volcano on Iceland has caused havoc across Europe – but is there more to it than meets the eye? At first, it was just the strange grimacing face made by the volcano, as seen in the aerial photo. Then the contradictory official information – a flight ban but still some flights, an ash cloud there at times and gone at others. All this confusion has seen conspiracy theorists around the world start to wonder: Has something been hidden here? Could the eruption on Iceland even be the harbinger of the ‘end times’? Iceland volcano - Is the eruption bringing about the end of the world? A frightening face: This Here are ten actual theories: radar photo shoes the main crater and two smaller craters of the erupting volcano. 6. The Earth is beginning to heal itself THE ‘X’ ZONE RADIO 1. A meltdown of the Sun activated the volcano & TV SHOW According to the Gaia theory, the Earth is a single living organism – and is now beginning Biophysicist Dieter Broers (58): “NASA FAC*toids photographs one day before the eruption show to heal itself. Each day of the flight ban sees the largest solar flare for 15 years.” He is sure: some 220,000 less tons of exhaust gases like “The Earth will trigger a super-meltdown in the carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere. Age Doesn’t Matter Sun in 2012.” 7. Preliminary warning of a mega poison cloud Youngest student ever admitted to the Baltimore 2. Secret experiments with ‘seismic weapons’ Peabody Conservatory of Music: Tori Amos. Nostradamus (1503-1566), the famous seer, She was five. Mysteries researcher Hartwif Husdorf (54): “They directly affect the continental plates.” also supposedly foresaw the disaster. Alleged source of the weapon: The US HAARP Researcher Mandfred Dimde (68): “The Sydney Greenstreet was 62 when he made his military project in Alaska, which among other prophecy forecasts a poison cloud which hangs film debut in The Maltese Falcon. things has already produced artificial polar over the whole of Europe. It will kill two thirds lights with high frequency waves. of Europeans in this area.” By the age of four, Mozart could learn a new piece of music in half an hour. 8. Beginning of a new super eruption 3. Closing in on the end of the Mayan calendar John Cleese reached the height of six feet by the Some 215 million years ago, a supervolcano age of twelve. caused the death of up to 90 per cent of all living In 2012, the 5,125 years of the Mayan calendar are up in an event which many think will bring things (the Permian-Triassic extinction event). Jazz singer Mel Torme’s first gig: singing with about the end of the world. Mayan expert Author Maarten Keulemans (42): “These are the Coon Sanders Nighthawks Orchestra. He Walter-Jörg Langbein (55): “Perhaps we are indications of the next super eruption.” was four. now like previous advanced cultures: We have lived beyond our means.” 9. The interior of the Earth is collapsing Julie Andrews had mastered a four-octave singing range by age eight. Average person’s Since the end of the 17th century, there has been range: three octaves. 4. Manoeuvres at an alien landing site the theory that the Earth is almost completely hollow and only covered by a thin crust – is our Fourteen-year-old Bobby Fischer became the Photographs from March show UFO sighting rings around the Icelandic volcano (on YouTube planet collapsing in on itself after 4.6 billion youngest chess grand master in history when he since March 30). Volcanoes are thought to be a years? won the title in 1958. place where aliens have their landing sites – are they preparing for a large scale operation? 10. Fulfilment of age-old Nordic legends Katherine Hepburn, an avid golfer, started playing at the age of five. The 13th-century ‘Edda’ describes 5. Discreet terror attack response exercise gigantic fights between good and bad. The Golfer Bobby Jones won the Georgia State Eyjafjallajökull volcano is the battleground Amateur Championship at age 14. Hydrobiologist and environmental journalist Edgar L. Gärtner (60): “There was no ash cloud. where the god Thor will start the last conflict The air space was blocked for a state of with the giants. Sergei Pokofiev composed an opera at the age emergency exercise to prepare us for an Judge for yourselves: Is the ash cloud of nine. enormous terrorist attack.” simply a natural occurrence, or are these theories not as crazy as they first seem? So as you can see - age really doesn’t matter - - END - just never lose sight of your dream!