Several people sold their homes and moved out of the city, while others sold their businesses.
The manner in which the Earth will be destroyed differs from prediction to prediction. It may be a tsunami, a meteorite, a collision with another planet, or even an alien invasion.
Astronomers and other scientists have rejected the proposals as pseudoscience, stating that they conflict with simple astronomical observations and amount to “a distraction from more important science concerns, such as global warming and loss of biological diversity”.