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jakeXT

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5. We'll see

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 14, 2014, 05:30 PM

Jul 2014

Still, there is no evidence that a weakened magnetic field would result in a doomsday for Earth. During past polarity flips there were no mass extinctions or evidence of radiation damage. Researchers think power grids and communication systems would be most at risk.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/earths-magnetic-field-is-weakening-10-times-faster/

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Earth's Magnetic Field Is Poised to Flip Upside-Down [View all] n2doc Jul 2014 OP

Too cool! I expect a thousand Facebook posts attributing nonsense to this event arcane1 Jul 2014 #1

Are you talking about a pole shift? kimbutgar Jul 2014 #2

Well you know what geologists say: Shift happpens. Louisiana1976 Jul 2014 #9

I'm sorry, Louisiana1976...You're going straight to hell for that. BlueJazz Jul 2014 #13

*Magnetic* pole shift muriel_volestrangler Jul 2014 #18

Will all the magnets on my refrigerator turn upside down? The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2014 #3

We'll see jakeXT Jul 2014 #5

Toilet water will swirl in the opposite direction DavidDvorkin Jul 2014 #8

I remember hearing that we are overdue jakeXT Jul 2014 #4

from the article linked here sue4e3 Jul 2014 #6

370,000 miles? The Blue Flower Jul 2014 #7

Will this fuck shit up? Enthusiast Jul 2014 #10

Navigation systems... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2014 #11

sure would Duppers Jul 2014 #12

Will it affect high-speed trading? PADemD Jul 2014 #17

Microwave ovens do the same thing mindwalker_i Jul 2014 #14

kick n/t n2doc Jul 2014 #15

Regular flipping of magenetic poles was a key to proving plate tectonics Martin Eden Jul 2014 #16

Well OBVIOUSLY this is what's causing global climate change, and not human activity groundloop Jul 2014 #19