Quote Originally Posted by vacuum View Post
They believed a pole shift would occur, and surface tempertures on earth would exceed 200 degrees. They believed Elenin might even take Earth from the sun into its own orbit.
IMO, "they" are crazy.

Even if a pole shift did occur, at any particular location on the planet it would be impossible for the temperature to exceed that of any other location on the planet.
IMO, the real danger in a "pole shift" would not be that of heat, but rather extreme cold....and probably massive earthquakes, which would make being in a cave the last place I'd want to be.