Some claim that 2012 is when the Earth will experience a polar shift (see above).

有些人说，在 2012 年，地球的地极将发生改变（参见前面的阴谋论）。

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The closer the mass shift during an earthquake is to the equator, the more it will speed up the spinning earth.

在地震中，地球质量移动得离赤道越近，地球转速就越快。

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According to the site, the shift in orbit will make the Earth a little further way from the sun and "stop global warming, extend daytime hours and create a more homogeneous climate."

根据网站上的解释，地球位置的改变将使其离太阳远一点，从而“阻止全球变暖，延长白昼，并能使气候更加同一化”。

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Looking down on the nearby Chrysler Building and the nose of the Flatiron Building was unreal, like Google Earth or tilt-shift photography jumping into reality.

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After all, the discovery of life on another planet would cause a profound shift in our world view, akin to the Copernican shift from an Earth-centric to a Sun-centric world.

CNN: Kepler or not, we'll find life in space

If control of Phobos-Grunt cannot be re-established, the focus of interest will very rapidly shift to the spacecraft's certain fall to Earth.

BBC: Stricken Mars probe stays silent