I just came across this:

http://news.yahoo.com/part-sun-turns-stormy-benevolent-monster-213318304.html

while killing time waiting for a download. I don't know if you've heard me mention this before, but solar cycles are one of the few things that lend some merit to the 2012 theory. I don't really recall the specifics right now, having just smoked a bowl, but solar flares strip atmosphere, or could massively irradiate the earth, or something similar. Contrary to what the article says, we've actually been experiencing unprecedented increased in solar flares in the proper times recently, and around 2012 is supposed to be the epoch. So, stock up on spam and dehydrated bananas and shit.