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FLORIDA— It may soon be that compasses are no longer accurate, the North Star could be the South star, and Santa just may be lost.
Don't blame anyone just yet— the “North Pole” is merely changing.
The change is so critical, workers at two Florida airports are making changes to the Tampa International Airport and Peter O. Knight Airport. Robert Burr of TIA said one runway, number 36, pointed North at 360 degrees. But now, that same runway points 10 degrees north.
It may soon be that compasses are no longer accurate, the North Star could be the South star, and Santa just may be lost.
Don't blame anyone just yet— the “North Pole” is merely changing.
The change is so critical, workers at two Florida airports are making changes to the Tampa International Airport and Peter O. Knight Airport. Robert Burr of TIA said one runway, number 36, pointed North at 360 degrees. But now, that same runway points 10 degrees north. TIA decided to repaint the numbers on the runway to match the pilot compass readings. Runway number 36 is now number 1.
Chris Connor, Ph.D., a Volcanologist with the University of South Florida, said that there's a magnetic pole which is produced by changes and or flow of iron in the core of the earth. Connor said the constantly moving molten iron creates a magnet on a planetary scale with a magnetic North and South Pole. He also said that the magnetic fields have been moving— what used to be in northern Canada is now in northern Siberia.
The last shift was more than 700,000 years ago, and some experts are saying it's time for the change. Every million years or so Earth's magnetic pole does a flip, and new poles arise in random places. After the poles are settled, South may be the new North and vice versa. Meaning that maybe the Aurora Borealis could be seen in Florida.
Very interesting. Interesting because Navajo prophesies state that the Magnetic Entrance (North Pole) will become the Magnetic Exit (South Pole) around 496.00 (Year 2012 [Each Navajo year equals four Gregorian years]), 'Ałhiidį́į́Kii (Quadrant Two) Dlaahooził (Sector Five) Naakijį́(Day Two) which comes out to Summer, July 7th, 2012.
Navajo oracles say that it will be caused by our twelfth planet, yet astronomers confirm eight planets, excluding Pluto, Eris, Sedna and Ceres. Hmmm....
Originally posted by Lil Drummerboy
reply to post by RUSSO
well if all that is going to happen is a reversal,. then what is the worry?
shouldnt be a big deal unless the earth stops spinning,.
Originally posted by RUSSO
reply to post by RUSSO
A interesting quote from the site:
Very interesting. Interesting because Navajo prophesies state that the Magnetic Entrance (North Pole) will become the Magnetic Exit (South Pole) around 496.00 (Year 2012 [Each Navajo year equals four Gregorian years]), 'Ałhiidį́į́Kii (Quadrant Two)
Originally posted by RUSSO
FLORIDA— It may soon be that compasses are no longer accurate, the North Star could be the South star, and Santa just may be lost.
2003-- This was the year of the "Halloween storms." In late October and November, the sun went haywire. During a stormy two-week period, three giant sunspots unleashed eleven X-flares, including an X-28 monster--the most powerful solar flare ever recorded. Auroras appeared in Florida, Texas, Australia and many other places where they are seldom seen. Bonus: On March 25 and 27, scientists created man-made auroras over Alaska.
2001-- The sunspot cycle reached its peak in 2001. There were plenty of solar flares, coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and, of course, auroras. It's difficult to chose a single best display in 2001. There are many dates when Northern Lights were sighted as far south as Texas, Florida, Arizona--even Mexico. Storms of note: April 12, March 31, Oct. 21, Oct. 28, Nov. 6, Nov. 24. Galleries: Jan. 23, March 31-April 1, April 12, April 17, April 22-23, May 9-10, June 18, July 26, Aug. 17, Aug. 27-28, Sept. 13, Sept. 19, Sept. 23, Sept. 25-26, Sept. 29-Oct. 3, Oct. 11-12, Oct. 21-22, Oct. 28, Nov. 5-6, Nov. 19-20, Nov. 24, Dec. 24, 2001
2000-- This is the year of the "accidental aurora." Thousands of sky watchers saw auroras by accident when they were outdoors looking at something else. During an alignment of planets on April 6, the most powerful geomagnetic storm since 1989 sparked Northern Lights as far south as Florida. Months later, during the Perseid meteor shower of August 12, a similar storm occurred. The best view of all, though, was enjoyed by space shuttle astronauts who accidentally flew through some auroras on Sept. 18. Galleries: April 6, Aug. 12, Sept. 18, Oct. 5, Oct. 28, Nov. 3, Nov. 6, Nov. 26-28, 2000.
Hmm Arrogant?
Originally posted by DevilDog0311
reply to post by Lil Drummerboy
Thats a pretty arrogant thing to say. If there is a complete geomagnetic reversal/ Coriolis flip, that would be catastrophic to all life on earth.