The world will be destroyed on November 13, 2026, says a prophecy from 66 years ago

In 1960, the journal Science published a research paper claiming that the world would end on November 13, 2026. That day is very close. That is why this research has created a new sensation. 

The prediction was made 66 years ago in that paper in the journal Science by Austrian-born American professor and cybernetics expert Heinz von Forster and his two students, Patricia M. Mora and Lawrence W. Amit. Their prediction, however, is not too unrealistic. 

They claimed that the global population is growing exponentially every moment. That is why by the middle of the 21st century it will reach a number that is almost infinite. And people will die because of this excess population. They made this claim by analyzing 2,000 years of demographic statistics. Their claim gave rise to discussion in the 1960s, and this theory also appeared in various textbooks on genetics, ecology and demography.

This claim made headlines in Time and the New York Times. It even made an appearance in the Pogo comic strip. It was harshly criticized by mathematicians and demographers in the letters pages of Science. Yet the authors stand by their calculations.

Then their predictions began to match up uncannily. In the 1970s and 1980s, the equation outperformed most demographers' calculations. It found its way into textbooks. It was even mentioned in a Canadian parliamentary committee in 1963. It also came up in an abortion case in the US Supreme Court in 1971, the Independent reported.

But around 1993, the forecast began to be wrong. Since then, population growth has been lagging behind that line. The paper called for the world to halve its birth rate. Today, the world's birth rate is slightly less than half of what it was in 1960.

Professor Alan McEachern of Western University in Canada has proven this theory wrong. He has shown by highlighting the declining birth rate that this theory has not been able to accurately reflect the issue. Therefore, the claim that the world will end on November 13 is also wrong and baseless.

The 1960s were famous for such theories. Former US Air Force officer and UFO researcher Chan Thomas made such a claim in his book 'The Adam and Eve Story'. The basis of his claim, of course, was a major catastrophe in the Earth's magnetic field. He claimed that every 6,000 years, there is a huge change in the Earth's magnetic field. If that happens, the Earth could be destroyed. 

The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) kept the book secret for many years. The document was released in 2013.