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Are the Earth’s magnetic poles about to swap places? – techtoday19

Earth’s previous polar reversal happened 780,000 years ago. Are we facing another one soon? Hear from the authors of a new study, on a strange anomaly that might be a clue. Earth’s magnetic field extends from the Earth’s interior out into space, surrounding o…

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Earths magnetic field extends from the Earths interior out into space, surrounding our planet like an invisible force field , protecting life from harmful solar radiation by deflecting away charged particles from the sun. But this field is continuously changing. Indeed, our planets history includes numerous global magnetic reversals, where north and south magnetic poles swap places. Image via NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/ The Conversation.
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