What Happens When Earth’s Magnetic Poles Reverse?
Thousands of years ago, Earth's magnetic poles flipped. What will happen the next time they reverse? Tara explains. Read More: Extremely rapid directional change during Matuyama-Brunhes...
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Scientists claim that the earth’s magnetic poles will reverse within the next few thousand years. So why does that happen? And what exactly does it mean for us? Hey guys, Tara here for Dnews - and something that’s always fascinated me, is the earth’s magnetic field. Maybe it’s because we can’t see it with our own eyes, so it’s this elusive thing that we pretty much assume to be constant. Believe it or not though, the north and south poles we know today, weren’t always that way. 786,000 years ago - the earth’s magnetic field flipped - and it’s remained constant ever since. But before that happened, south was actually north - and what we now know as north, was south. According to scientists, every half million years or so - the earth’s dipole m...
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Scientists claim that the earth’s magnetic poles will reverse within the next few thousand years. So why does that happen? And what exactly does it mean for us? Hey guys, Tara here for Dnews - and something that’s always fascinated me, is the earth’s magnetic field. Maybe it’s because we can’t see it with our own eyes, so it’s this elusive thing that we pretty much assume to be constant. Believe it or not though, the north and south poles we know today, weren’t always that way. 786,000 years ago - the earth’s magnetic field flipped - and it’s remained constant ever since. But before that happened, south was actually north - and what we now know as north, was south. According to scientists, every half million years or so - the earth’s dipole m...
