is now increasing at a rate of 2.5% a year. Millennia ago the mayan people predicted a global cataclysm and re-cleansing to take place in the year experts agree is 2012. Ever hear anything about a 20 foot rise in sea level? How does a breakdown of the earth's ability to regulate temperature sound? How about the next ice age within our lifetime?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6189600.stm