2012 Predictions

[Ptarmigan]

2012 is looming. I did okay with 2011 predictions. Here is my 2012 prediction.
1.) LSU beats Alabama in BCS Championship in a close game.
2.) Green Bay Packers win Super Bowl XLVI.
3.) There will be multiple cold blasts in January and February on the level of 1985.
4.) Arizona wins in March Madness.
5.) Texas drought is declared over in late Spring after massive and widespread flooding similar to December 1991 Flood.
6.) There will be multiple tornado outbreaks.
7.) Los Angeles Lakers win the NBA Championship.
8.) The hurricane season will be less active than 2010 and 2011, but more storms make landfall. Three major hurricanes make landfall on America.
9.) The economy weakens again due to Europe's Financial Crisis.
10.) America wins the most gold medals in 2012 Olympics.
11.) Multiple incidents of mass shootings throughout America, including one school shooting.
12.) 2012 Elections ends up in the courts.
13.) Texas Rangers go to the World Series again and win.
14.) Casey Anthony is in legal trouble again and goes to prison.
15.) Westboro Baptist Church collapses.
16.) Jerry Sandusky will be sentenced to 400 years in prison.
17.) Lindsey Lohan goes back to prison.
18.) Iran's nuclear weapons program collapses.
19.) A massive solar flare, even more powerful than Carrington Super Flare of 1859 and causes massive power failure.
20.) The world will not end on December 21, 2012.

[StormingB81]

1.) Alabama BLOWS OUT LSU in BCS Championship in a close game.
2.) New Orleans Saints win Super Bowl XLVI.
3.) UCONN REPEATS in March Madness.
4.) Orlando Magic Shock the NBA and win the NBA Title!
5.) Danica Patrick Wins a NASCAR RACE.
6.) New York Rangers Win the Stanley Cup
7.) 3 Hurricanes will hit a coast of the U.S.
8.) Occupy Protest will fade away
9.) Massive Religous cult suicides infront of Dec 2012
10.) North East will get hit by a Easter Weekend Nor'Easter
11.) The Yankeess Finally win the World Series again (Red Son miss playoffs yet again)
12.) with the 2nd (thats right) pick in the NFL draft the Colts select Andrew Luck.
13. Tom Coughlin gets Fired and is replaced by Bill Cowher as Coach for the New York Giants.
14.) Republicans take back white house and senate.
15.) Atleast 4 olympic athletes will test positive for drugs
16.) Just like Y2K Dec 21 2012 will come and go with nothing happening!

[RL3AO]

1. Obama defeats Romney with around 285 electoral votes.
2. Republicans win a slight majority in the senate (51 or 52 seats).
3. El Nino develops by fall.
4. Every natural disaster is linked to December 21st, 2012
5. We all wake up December 22nd, 2012

[Tireman4]

There will be a Christmas and Easter in 2012!!! Woo Hoo Me!!

[cycloneye]

1-Israel launches massive attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities.
2-Three well known singers die of natural causes.
3-Republicans win Senate but lose House.
4-The U.S will have a couple of hurricane landfalls.
5-(Related to #1) Oil prices hit the $150 territory.
6-A plot to launch a terrorist attack in London at Olympics fails.
7-Tiger Woods makes a big comeback winning 3 majors.
8-Weak El Nino forms during peak of Atlantic Hurricane season.
9-Unemployment in U.S drops slowly during year to end 2012 at 7.7%.
10-Roger Federer wins all major titles.

[Florida1118]

Im going to say no US landfalls in 2012 for Major Hurricanes. Maybe 1 non-Major Hurricane. Havent had one since 2005 so...why stop holding out

[lurkey]

what is the cutoff date for predictions?

[CajunMama]

what is the cutoff date for predictions?

December 31, 2012 (seriously i don't think there is one)

StormingB81...i like your first 2 predictions A LOT more than Ptarmigan's.

[Stephanie]

My live has been totally turned upside down this year. I don't even know what the heck to expect tomorrow.

1) I will lose another 10 pounds by the end of 2012 through exercise and diet.
2) Unemployment will lower to at least 8% by fall 2012.
3) Protests will continue globe wide in 2012 ranging from lack of jobs to dictators. Syria's protests against al Assad will come to a head. He will not be in power by the end of 2012.
4) There will be a "stare down" between the US and Iran regarding the Strait of Hormuz, but nothing more. Oil will still flow through there.
5) Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge will become pregnant in 2012. It will be a son.
6) The Phillies will not see Ryan Howard play until after May. They will be in the hunt, but will not win the World Series.
7) Winter in the Mid Atlantic will not be as harsh as the prior two record breaking years regarding snow. We will see normal temperatures with some cold spells. Some snow, but closer to normal amounts. First significant snow during the third or 4th week of January.

ADDS:
8) The stock market will still be volatile in 2012 with drops and increases of 300+ during a single day occurring multiple times. Overall, the market will still climb higher than 2011.
9) The 2012 X-Factor season will be the last.
10) More "pay it forward" and layaway payoff stories will appear during the course of 2012, not just around the holidays.
11) A mid level earthquake (around 5.0+) will hit Eastern Canada. It will be felt for hundreds of miles around the center.
12) Another dormant volcano will erupt.

[HURAKAN]

Obama wins a 2nd term

[Cyclenall]

Here are my 2010 predictions:

1. The H1N1 flu will make a slight comeback during the late Winter to early Spring Not Really

2. Fidel Castro will still not die this year Right

3. The Iranian protests and riots occur on and off throughout the year but rises to a maximum both during late June again and during September 2010 Wrong

4. NBC's president Jeff Zucker is removed Right!

5. Conan O'Brien joins FOX and announces plans to host a new late night show on that network Spring of 2011 Half Right, Conan joined TBS in 2010

6. Oil Prices remain stable for the first 6 months of the year and then slowly rise to $110 before coming back down again Don't remember but I doubt it

7. The stock market has a second dip that peaks during the middle of March and then rises to a new maximum by the middle of summer to 11500 Wrong

8. There is a June category 1 hurricane that hits Mexico and then a US state after it stalls in the GOM Wrong

9. Avatar becomes the highest grossing movie of all time Right

10. After two cool summers here in a row in southern Ontario, this summer will be a very hot one starting with Spring temperatures breaking records Yes! This was Totally Right!

11. Sony PlayStation 3 sales will rise at a much faster rate this year compared to its competitors I don't know

12. A major news event relating to Paris France's underground tunnels will prop up Wrong

13. Heidi Montag will pass away after a plastic surgery procedure goes bad Wrong

Ouch, quite a few wrong there. Didn't do so well 2 years ago. Since I forgot to do the review last year I'm doing it now.

I wanted to do the 2011 Predictions thing last year but ran out of time so here is a big one for 2012:

1. Fidel Castro will STILL not die this year (I was going to state this in the 2011 one)
2. The Atlantic Hurricane season will have multiple major landfalling hurricanes on the US coastline
3. Another massive Tsunami will occur somewhere because of a 9.7M Earthquake, the strongest ever
4. The winter in Canada will be very short, spring will start in early March and be one of the warmest ever
5. Similar to 2011, weather worldwide will be cataclysmic and disastrous
6. Ron Paul wins the Republican nomination for POTUS
7. The Occupy movement will die down in the depths of winter but make a sudden and explosive return by mid-summer in more countries and cities worldwide
8. The Arab Spring will continue with Syria continuing to explode into Civil War unless there is a no-fly zone put into place. The unprecedented movements will swell more into Iran, Algeria, Egypt, and Iraq
9. The stock market will recover more in the first half of 2012 but by the end, start to become extremely unstable
10. Oil prices will remain steady throughout the entire year between $70-$100 a barrel
11. The outcome for the POTUS Election ends up in the courts
12. Just as scientists predicted, massive solar flares will hit earth and cause huge effects on the world's infrastructure unlike anything that humans have observed
13. There will be a video game crash by the end of 2012, PC gaming will be making a whirlwind comeback
14. Donald Trump will meet Obama and allegedly get into a huge argument with profanity included
15. In music, the organ will make a comeback in modern music...violin will also continue to be on the slight upswing
16. TV viewing continues to dwindle as Internet usage continues to skyrocket, with TV networks becoming more desperate (NBC)
17. The highest grossing film of the year will be animated
18. Only 1 record will be broken at the 2012 London Summer Olympics
19. A revolution in laundry occurs when Whirlpool (the company) designs a washer and dryer in one machine instead of two
20. The world will not end on December 21, 2012 but something huge WILL occur on this date (not by humans)

[vbhoutex]

1. Fidel Castro will die this year, but the Cubans try to cover it up. The internet prevails and word gets out.
2. The Atlantic Hurricane season will have multiple major landfalling hurricanes on the US coastline with at least 2 GOM and 2 East coast hits.
3. A massive Tsunami will occur somewhere in the Atlantic basin either from a huge earthquake or massive landslide.
4. The winter will be very short, especially in Texas. Most areas of the deep South will have less than half the freezes they had last winter. SE TX has a surprise 8" snowfall from one of the cold shots.
5. Once again there will be a massive tornado outbreak in the deep south in April.
6. Similar to 2011, weather worldwide will be cataclysmic and disastrous(yes I copied it)
7. Newt Gingrich wins the Republican nomination for vice president with Ron Paul as his running mate.
8. Israel invades Iran and ousts the Ayotollah and Achminijad(sp) bringing more major unrest to the Middle East.
9. The stock market will continue to be volatile in the first half of 2012 but by the end, start to a steady slow climb ending the year at almost 13,000.
10. Due to the situation in the Middle East continuing to be very unstable oil prices will rise to between $125-$150 a barrel and hold steady. This causes a major slowdown in the economy.
11. The outcome for the POTUS Election ends up in the courts(yes I copied it)
12. Just as scientists predicted, massive solar flares will hit earth and cause huge effects on the world's infrastructure unlike anything that humans have observed
13. A new technology revolutionizes the Internet opening up the entire world to usage no matter where one is and it is cheap.
17. The highest grossing film of the year will be animated and in 3D.
18. Many records will be broken at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, but many are denied as a major steroid use scandal is uncovered.
19.The world will not end on December 21, 2012 as some think the Mayan calendar shows. In fact archaeologists find another Mayan calendar that reveals influences from a culture not previously known. That calendar shows no end in sight .
20. The Houston Texans win the Super Bowl.
21. The Houston Rockets continue to be a mediocre team at best.
22. The Houston Astro's still have coaching and management problems and only improve their record slightly from last year.
23. I will lose 50 pounds this year.

[Hurricaneman]

1. Iran with help from Turkey and Syria go to war with the US with help from Israel in March
2. Winter will be cold
3. A January snowfall in Houston
4. Green Bay wins super bowl
5. Major February snowstorm dumps 20 to 30 inches in the northeast
6. First tropical cyclone in April since 2003
7. El Nino starts to form by May 15th
8. Miami Heat win NBA title
9. The Iran war becomes nuclear in November
10. Lindsay Lohan dies
11. Carl Edwards wins the Sprint Cup
12. Major hurricane hits Miami and Houston
13. A tropical storm hits Spain
14. Sun activity gets crazy
15. Queen Elizabeth dies
16. Major tornado (ef3+) hits a major city
17. Ron Paul win Republican nomination, but Obama retains the presidency
18. Barbra Striesand retires
19. Terror attack on US soil, blamed on Iran
20. Major Earthquake(6+) on the west coast
21. Tiger Woods dominates on the PGA Tour
22. WW3 starts December 2012
23. Indycar gains a little bit in the ratings
24. Charlie Sheen has another meltdown, this time worse than the first and puts him in the rubber room
25. Major ice storm from Oklahoma to Indiana
26. Jack Nicholson has health scare
27. Texas Rangers win World Series
28. Unemployment goes down to 8.5% by July and 8.2% by December

[RL3AO]

1. Iran with help from Turkey and Syria go to war with the US with help from Israel in March
9. The Iran war becomes nuclear in November
19. Terror attack on US soil, blamed on Iran
22. WW3 starts December 2012

Um...

[hurricane25]

1# Syria falls
2# Iran tries to close off the straight coasting war
3# Pakistan jumps into this war on Irans side
4# China joins Pakistan and Iran against the US
5# Oil goes past 300 dollars
6# The world slips into the third world war
7# Obama is defeated
8# Nuclear war occurs
9# Nuclear winter

[Florida1118]

Well goody! We all get to look forward to WWIII, disasters, and Nuclear Fallout! Hoping your predictions all bust....

[Stephanie]

Well goody! We all get to look forward to WWIII, disasters, and Nuclear Fallout! Hoping your predictions all bust....

Here! Here!

[lurkey]

1. It will be Romney/Obama on Election Day.
2. Obama wins a second term.
3. Republicans win the Senate.
4. Republicans hold on to the House.
5. Senator Reid retires/quits after the loss of the Senate.
6. Pelosi makes more retirement noises.
7. Sears/Kmart files for bankruptcy.
8. Fidel Castro dies.
9. Hugo Chavez dies.
10. NCSU beats UNC again.
11. Neither LSU or Alabama will be in the National Championship Game (football). eta to add: not the game in Jan 9th. I talking about the game in 2013 which will be known by Dec 31, 2012.
12. Lindsey Lohan spends more time in jail.
13. The earthquakes that plague NZ and Japan in 2011 will make its way around the other side of the Ring of Fire.
14. The popular interpretation of the Mayan will be discovered to have false.
15. Prince Philip dies.
16. Queen Elizabeth steps down after her Diamond Jubilee and Prince Charles becomes King.
17. Duchess of Cambridge (former Kate Middleton) becomes pregnant and it's a girl.
18. Scotland will not separate from Great Britain and the United Kingdom.
19. NI and Wales will try to separate.
20. NI attempt will fail due to sectarian violence.
21. Wales will pass the refermduam, but will not formally leave after an appeal from the Queen (and some money under the table).
22. SOPA will not pass, but they will try again with another SOPA-like legislation.
23. The euro will not fall due the efforts of Germany and surprisly, Great Britain.
24. Bank of America will be in major financial trouble.
25. The US economy will limp along another year.

[brunota2003]

#1 Israel strikes Iran, causing war
#2 Iran tries to close the Strait
#3 US sinks Iran's fleet
#4 Iran releases mines into the Strait
#5 Oil prices go through the roof (maybe $250 or $300 at least), prices at the pump break $6 a gallon (National average)
#6 NK opens up to the West, Kim Jong asks to meet Michael Jordan
#7 49ers win the Super Bowl
#8 The world is still here on December 22, 2012

[RL3AO]

I hope you guys are bad at making predictions.