The topic of magnetism came up in our class, and in this lecture, my teacher said that the north geographic pole in our compass (or magnets in general) points towards the south magnetic pole of Earth. Adding the fact that our magnetic field flips every hundred thousands of years, how will it affect us and our daily living? The most I can think of is that our current compasses will become obsolete. What are your thoughts?
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In: Planetary Science
When the flipped in the past. The evidence shows it happened slowly and at time ended up with multiple poles around the world. Assuming the next will proceed the same way. Where the poles form as they shift will get blasted with solar radiation. So skin cancer rates will increase. But on the plus side the northern lights will spread out over the planet.
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