Is the earth breaking up?  In 2010, volcanoes all over the world are erupting at an alarming pace.  Combined with the dramatic increase in large earthquakes that we are seeing, all of this is more than a little unsettling.  Is this just an anomaly or are we entering a time of increased seismic activity?  Are volcanoes along the "Ring of Fire" and elsewhere in the world going to erupt even more frequently as we get closer to 2012?  Nobody knows for sure, but it certainly seems like something strange is going on.  So far, most of the volcanic eruptions have been in areas that are not densely populated, but as many civilizations throughout history have learned, a significant volcanic eruption can wipe out an entire city in a single day.  In fact, there are quite a few dormant "super volcanoes" throughout the world that could literally bring about the end of the world as we know it.  Hopefully we won't have to deal with any of these "super volcanoes" for a while, but if dozens of smaller volcanoes keep erupting around the globe we are soon going to have some very serious problems on our hands.

The earth really does seem to be breaking up in 2010.  Just consider the following list of some of the major volcanic eruptions around the globe that we have seen this year....

*Indonesia's infamous Anak Krakatau volcano has come to life and is spewing ash and flaming rocks.

*Mount Merapi in Indonesia has erupted for a third time, and locals are reporting that this most recent eruption was the loudest and the strongest one yet.

*Right now there are 22 volcanoes in Indonesia that are showing increased signs of volcanic activity.

*Two major volcanoes on Russia's Siberian Kamchatka peninsula both erupted on October 28th.  The volcanoes produced ash plumes that reached heights of up to 33,000 feet, and ash clouds traveled as far as Alaska.

*A spokesperson at the Icelandic Civil Protection Department said on Monday that water now pouring from Iceland's biggest glacier could signal that a volcano underneath is about to erupt.

*Earlier this year, an eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano caused cancellations of thousands of flights in Europe because of the giant ash cloud that it produced.

*The Popocatépetl Volcano in Mexico  has been continually erupting since January 2005.

*The Philippine government insists that it is prepared for a possible eruption of the Taal volcano as it begins to show signs of life.

*Costa Rica's Arenal volcano erupted in May, spewing geysers of lava, ash and toxic gases from its crater and forcing the evacuation of the national park where it is located.

*Guatemala's Pacaya volcano, which is located 50 kilometres south of Guatemala City, surprised many when it began erupting several months ago.

*A volcano in Ecuador known as Tungurahua (The "Throat of Fire") came to life earlier this year, exploding continuously throughout one crazy night.

So is all this related to the 2012 phenomenon?

Is this evidence that we are in the end times?

Could it be that human activity is causing these eruptions somehow?

Or is all of this just an anomaly that we really shouldn't be concerned about?

Please feel free to leave a comment with your opinion....

Is there a reason why the world is being hit with so many plagues lately?  Could someone be trying to tell us something?  In case you haven't noticed, some of the recent plagues around the globe have been rather "Biblical" in nature.  No, it isn't the end of the world as we know it just yet, but there has been a rash of really bizarre plagues all over the world in recent days.  There have been reports of massive outbreaks of frogs, locusts and rats.  Famine and drought are threatening tens of millions of people.  Unprecedented flooding has been devastating communities all over the globe, and the startling increase in earthquakes and volcanic activity have many people wondering exactly what in the world is going on.  Are these things happening because we are getting closer to 2012?  Could God be behind all of these plagues?  Is there some other explanation?  Well, what can't be denied is that things are starting to get really, really weird out there lately.

Of course most people are focused on the massive disaster in the Gulf of Mexico right now.  The fact that all the oil in the Gulf is turning the waters there red is drawing a lot of attention.  But that is not the only really strange plague that is happening in the world right now.... 

Frogs

In Turkey, the sudden influx of hundreds of thousands of frogs that forced authorities in neighboring Greece to close down a major highway is being seen by locals as a possible sign that a devastating earthquake may strike soon.

Locusts

Australian farmers are bracing themselves for what is being called the most devastating locust plague in almost 40 years.

Scientists in the United States are warning that the worst grasshopper outbreak in decades may sweep across the western states this summer.

Rats And Mice

A gigantic plague of rats is gobbling up vast portions of grasslands in north China.

Farmers are warning that much more needs to be done to cope with a terrible mouse plague in some agricultural areas of south Australia.

Famine

In Niger alone, more than half the population is in desperate need of food, and both Niger and neighboring Chad have officially declared states of emergency.

According to the aid organization Save The Children, one out of every eight children under the age of five in the African country of Niger is likely to die in the next month unless they get immediate assistance.

Drought

Drought warnings have been issued across the U.K. as the country suffers its driest start to the year in 46 years.

The horrifc drought in West Africa is making life incredibly difficult for tens of millions of people.

The ongoing drought in the state of Texas continues to get even worse.

Floods

Unusually heavy flooding in China has killed at least 155 people and has forced more than 1 million Chinese to flee their homes as some areas reached their highest water levels in more than a decade.

Unprecedented flooding has forced the evacuation of more than 600,000 people in the Asian nation of Sri Lanka.

Tens of thousands of people were displaced after torrential rains caused heavy flooding in the southern Philippines.

20 people recently died during a horrible flash flood at a popular rural campground in Arkansas.

A while back, massive storms dumped nearly 20 inches of rain on many areas of the southeast United States, killing at least 27 people and putting many areas of Nashville, Tennessee totally under water.  In fact, it is being reported that the damage to the city of Nashville alone was approximately a billion dollars.

Volcanoes

A volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula has shown signs of intensified activity and is throwing clouds of smoke into the air to a height of at least 1,000 meters.

The Philippine government insists that it is prepared for a possible eruption of the Taal volcano as it begins to show signs of life.

Scientists are warning that another much larger volcano in Iceland is showing indications that it may be about to erupt.

Earthquakes

We all know about the horrific earthquakes that struck Haiti and Chile earlier this year, but those were hardly isolated incidents.  In fact, it was recently reported that earthquakes are up 151 percent in 2010.

A 7.5-magnitude earthquake recently struck under the Indian Ocean near India's Nicobar and Andaman Islands.

Thousands of unsettling "ice quakes" have been detected on Washington's Mount Rainier.

But perhaps no region has been more active than southern California lately.  More than 100 earthquakes recently rattled the California-Mexico border region in just a few hours.

So what is causing all this?

Are all of these plagues and disasters related?

Is there a reason why all of these things are happening?

Please feel free to leave a comment with your opinion....

What in the world is going on out there?  Is somebody trying to tell us something?  In 2010, there have been more plagues of "Biblical proportions" than during any other year in recent memory.  It is not quite the end of the world as we know it yet, but things are getting quite creepy out there.  So is there a pattern to all of this, or do we just happen to be in a very bad year? 

Whatever the explanation is, the truth is that 2010 is one of the most unusual years in ages.

The following are just some of the recent plagues and disasters that have been reported around the globe....

*It is being reported that earthquakes are up 151 percent in 2010.

*Costa Rica's Arenal volcano erupted on Monday, spewing geysers of lava, ash and toxic gases from its crater and forcing the evacuation of the national park where it is located.

*Scientists are warning that another much larger volcano in Iceland is showing signs that it may be about to erupt.

*A plague of rats has gobbled up vast swathes of grasslands in north China.

*Unprecedented flooding has displaced more than 600,000 people in the Asian nation of Sri Lanka.

*Scientists have identified four new strains of the Ug99 wheat-killing fungus that could wipe out the global wheat supply.

*A tsunami warning was canceled Friday for Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands and New Caledonia in the Pacific Ocean after the threat from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake had passed.

*Gigantic storms recently dumped nearly 20 inches of rain on many areas of the southeast United States, killing at least 27 people and putting many areas of Nashville, Tennessee completely under water.  In fact, it is being reported that the damage to the city of Nashville alone is close to a billion dollars. 

*Motorists on a highway in northern Greece were recently brought to a standstill by "millions" of frogs that were attempting to cross a major road.

*The massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is now officially the worst oil spill in U.S. history and is turning vast areas of the Gulf of Mexico red.

Of course we all know about the horrific killer earthquakes in Haiti and in Chile earlier this year.

So just what in the world is going on?

Is there an explanation for why all of these things are happening?

Or is it just a coincidence that so many bad things are taking place?

Feel free to leave a comment with your opinion....