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The sun's magnetic field will flip soon. Here's what to expect.
But the exact reason why this causes a flip in polarity remains unknown. "That gets into the whole [solar] cycle, and wondering what that is," Stanford University solar physicist Phil Scherrer ...
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New research suggests a polar flip could be catastrophic
The researchers were able to find a wealth of this particular type of carbon in the tree’s rings that would have been produced during the polar flip, suggesting that such an event is directly ...
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Earth’s magnetic north pole is on the move, and scientists just updated its position
Scientists have estimated that this polar flip, which can take thousands of years to complete, happens about once every million years, though the time between flips has varied greatly — from ...
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Earth’s magnetic pole is shifting faster than scientists predicted
Some scientists believe that the movement of the poles may be hinting at an upcoming polar flip. Earth’s poles have flipped many times in the past, and we may already be overdue for one.
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What will happen when Earth's north and south poles flip
This could be a sign that we're about to experience something humans have never witnessed before: a magnetic polar flip. And when this happens, it could affect much more than just your compass.