So Now That the World is Ending…

Let’s face it, the world is ending. The predictions are true and now we know it. The apocalypse is coming and that’s all there is to it.

Facts!

Global warming is happening. OK, so at first we definitely figured that this was a big joke. Al Gore wanted to appear smart and useful but still, a bit of a stretch to believe. And even if global warming was happening, hello longer summers? Yes!

Next was the big acid rain worry. Acid falling from the sky? Suuuuure.

And that power outage blackout in the summer of 2003 really did seem innocent enough. Little did we know that these were just small signs of what was to come.

More facts!

Hurricanes have been on the rise. We have needed to double up on the alphabet naming convention for the past few hurricane seasons. The hurricane seasons themselves are getting longer and longer. I mean hurricanes in December? This is getting ridiculous.

Avalanches, landslides and large scale flooding are also becoming more and more frequent. Can’t we just go skiing in safety anymore?

And Venice is sinking, what is this?!?!?!

Let’s not forget the tornado of 2009. Was anyone in Vaughn last summer to witness that crazy tornado business? The sky was a million shades of orange and green, accompanied by torrential rains and lightning. Scary times!

Large Tsunamis are also more common as after effects of large earthquakes propagate around the world. It’s only a matter of time before San Francisco falls off into the Pacific to become just another piece of floating trash in that “Great Pacific Garbage Patch.” Way to go people.

And since when does Ontario get earth quakes? I mean, it’s Ontario! Have I not been learning about how dormant the fault lines are in Ontario my entire life? Also, what are those native to Ottawa supposed to do if they cannot make a phone call in the middle of a crisis? Clearly something is going on here.

Not to mention that huge Eyjafjallajökull Volcano in Iceland that spewed giant ash clouds, blanketing Europe and grounding air traffic. For weeks! Oh, the humanity!

If anything else is showing that the world truly is self destructing, it is that nightmarish BP incident. At the time of publication, this spill had just been capped, after 85 days of nonstop pollution. I mean, I know that BP’s chief executive, Tony Hayward, clearly knows what he is talking about when is says that the spill is “tiny in relation to the total water volume” (he must have a solid science background right?)… but this does seem bad, no?

Essentially, all of these facts just go to show that the world is slowly destroying itself, from atmospheric malfunction right to the core of the planet’s liquid hot magma.

Now I ask you, why get your degree? Sure, you 2011’s out there who are almost done, go forth and get your degrees. You might still have a chance to work as an engineer in this world. However, I urge others to think carefully about what they plan to do before the 2012 apocalypse is upon us.

Might I offer some suggestions. Ooo, suggestions!

Road trips? Road trips! Vegas is always a good bet (avoid those Californian earthquakes – we already know that they will be the first to go). Thunder Bay would be a pretty epic road trip I hear. Plus you could stop at Science North in Sudbury. I mean, just because we have dropped out of engineering, we can still indulge our nerdy sides.

Or you can accompany me to the Harry Potter Deathly Hallows Part I premier in London this November (volcano permitting)!

Whatever you do, make the most of it. Because is sure seems like the world is coming to an end sometimes and there is a lot more out there than studying indoors.