The earth’s magnetic field is known to shift occasionally. North and south reverse. But why does that happen? The earth’s magnetic field is due to the direction of the rotation of the molten core. So does this core randomly start moving in the other direction? What causes that? And if it’s reversing directions, shouldn’t it stop at any point ? If so, why does it start moving in the other direction?
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As the Earth rotates the “core” swirls about and is in a constant change of direction it is during a geomagnetic reversal the change of direction the smaller changes basically push it into a new order. https://youtu.be/QGTPr3CG6GA
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