_The one thing that all the various 2012 predictions have in common is the impact that it will have on society. All signs point to various forms of civil unrest from localized riots for who-knows-what-reasons to widespread food riots across regions of the country if the supply system breaks down. Everyone has heard the dooms day scenarios about 2012 and everything that might happen. A lot of people are anticipating the end of the world while others are preaching a major shift in consciousness that could change everything we know. The safest place in the world is Africa. Africa has the least number of fault lines and has a negligible volcano count.