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originally posted by: NobodySpecial268
a reply to: anonentity
A magnetic pole shift with a temporary power grid outage might be an opportune time to have a global finacial rest.
Some speculate that the reversal of the Earth's magnetic field has been going on for too long; Recent magnetic North Pole changes could be a sign of some impending magnetic field disaster. If we lose the magnetic field, we lose the atmosphere. But that's extremely unlikely, since the Earth's core won't stop spinning.
GPS systems have replaced most traditional equipment, but many people still often have to use compasses for navigation such as in cases under water or underground where communication with satellites is not possible. GPS. It is currently unknown whether the Earth's two magnetic poles will switch places or if the magnetic field will return to its previous stability. Both cases have occurred in history and have not affected the species much. However, modern navigation systems rely on the magnetic North Pole and will have to be recalibrated if the poles continue to shift.
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originally posted by: putnam6
After a little research, this looks like something that may be imminent or it could happen in 10,000 years. It could happen suddenly which is likely bad or it could happen gradually which is significantly less bad. Or it could have a failed reversal which supposedly happened 4000 years ago, which virtually does nothing
in other words a lot of damn uncertainty for a 58-year-old male to be overly concerned about.
scienceinfo.net...
Some speculate that the reversal of the Earth's magnetic field has been going on for too long; Recent magnetic North Pole changes could be a sign of some impending magnetic field disaster. If we lose the magnetic field, we lose the atmosphere. But that's extremely unlikely, since the Earth's core won't stop spinning.
GPS systems have replaced most traditional equipment, but many people still often have to use compasses for navigation such as in cases under water or underground where communication with satellites is not possible. GPS. It is currently unknown whether the Earth's two magnetic poles will switch places or if the magnetic field will return to its previous stability. Both cases have occurred in history and have not affected the species much. However, modern navigation systems rely on the magnetic North Pole and will have to be recalibrated if the poles continue to shift.
originally posted by: musicismagic
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originally posted by: putnam6
After a little research, this looks like something that may be imminent or it could happen in 10,000 years. It could happen suddenly which is likely bad or it could happen gradually which is significantly less bad. Or it could have a failed reversal which supposedly happened 4000 years ago, which virtually does nothing
in other words a lot of damn uncertainty for a 58-year-old male to be overly concerned about.
scienceinfo.net...
Some speculate that the reversal of the Earth's magnetic field has been going on for too long; Recent magnetic North Pole changes could be a sign of some impending magnetic field disaster. If we lose the magnetic field, we lose the atmosphere. But that's extremely unlikely, since the Earth's core won't stop spinning.
GPS systems have replaced most traditional equipment, but many people still often have to use compasses for navigation such as in cases under water or underground where communication with satellites is not possible. GPS. It is currently unknown whether the Earth's two magnetic poles will switch places or if the magnetic field will return to its previous stability. Both cases have occurred in history and have not affected the species much. However, modern navigation systems rely on the magnetic North Pole and will have to be recalibrated if the poles continue to shift.
One thing all should remember is that Nature ALWAYS act suddenly.
That is why there is no written history of ancient civilization nor of the past because nature always acts swiftly and fast no time to escape .lf you study the west side of China how the sand covered whole thousands and thousands of acres of Chinese territory. And yet we see weird and strange pyramids throughout China Central America Egypt and elsewhere throughout this world.
Many doomsday theorists have tried to take this natural geological occurrence and suggest it could lead to Earth's destruction. But would there be any dramatic effects? The answer, from the geologic and fossil records we have from hundreds of past magnetic polarity reversals, seems to be 'no.'
Scientists understand that Earth's magnetic field has flipped its polarity many times over the millennia. In other words, if you were alive about 800,000 years ago, and facing what we call north with a magnetic compass in your hand, the needle would point to 'south.' This is because a magnetic compass is calibrated based on Earth's poles. The N-S markings of a compass would be 180 degrees wrong if the polarity of today's magnetic field were reversed. Many doomsday theorists have tried to take this natural geological occurrence and suggest it could lead to Earth's destruction. But would there be any dramatic effects? The answer, from the geologic and fossil records we have from hundreds of past magnetic polarity reversals, seems to be 'no.'
Reversals are the rule, not the exception. Earth has settled in the last 20 million years into a pattern of a pole reversal about every 200,000 to 300,000 years, although it has been more than twice that long since the last reversal. A reversal happens over hundreds or thousands of years, and it is not exactly a clean back flip. Magnetic fields morph and push and pull at one another, with multiple poles emerging at odd latitudes throughout the process. Scientists estimate reversals have happened at least hundreds of times over the past three billion years. And while reversals have happened more frequently in "recent" years, when dinosaurs walked Earth a reversal was more likely to happen only about every one million years.
Sediment cores taken from deep ocean floors can tell scientists about magnetic polarity shifts, providing a direct link between magnetic field activity and the fossil record. The Earth's magnetic field determines the magnetization of lava as it is laid down on the ocean floor on either side of the Mid-Atlantic Rift where the North American and European continental plates are spreading apart. As the lava solidifies, it creates a record of the orientation of past magnetic fields much like a tape recorder records sound. The last time that Earth's poles flipped in a major reversal was about 780,000 years ago, in what scientists call the Brunhes-Matuyama reversal. The fossil record shows no drastic changes in plant or animal life. Deep ocean sediment cores from this period also indicate no changes in glacial activity, based on the amount of oxygen isotopes in the cores. This is also proof that a polarity reversal would not affect the rotation axis of Earth, as the planet's rotation axis tilt has a significant effect on climate and glaciation and any change would be evident in the glacial record.
originally posted by: beyondknowledge
a reply to: putnam6
So you think a long period of increased solar radiation exposure is better than just a quick switch? You like being exposed to the solar winds?
originally posted by: Silcone Synapse
a reply to: anonentity
End of March next year is when the supposed tipping point occurs if the movement of magnetic north continues on its path.
The guy in the video and others have been saying for quite a while that the magnetic pole will flip then.
Its based on an experiment where a magnet will flip when another magnet is moved around it and when it reaches a particular point the magnet will flip to re align its poles with the other magnet.
That works on magnets on a table-but it remains to be seen if it happens the same way on a planetry scale.
I think they claim we will get an increase in volcanoes and earthquakes as the magnetic north pole approaches the tipping point-which seems to be happening now.
Oh well we don't have long to find out.
Hopefuly nothing will happen,but one of these days someones doom prediction will happen.