So What Does STYLEZ Think?
In light of the recent news about airports closing runways due to Magnetic Pole Shift on the Earth, I decided to read more about its effects. Check out this interesting writeup about Magnetic Reversals on the Earth from British Geological Survey.
It reveals a lot of information about what is happening and why, as well as answer's some common questions regarding the effectiveness of the Earth's Magnetic Poles. I know a lot of people are so upset and afraid about what's going on in the Earth, with the birds and fish dying and now this. So I just wanted to at least clear up some concerns about this issue. We're not at (the proverbial) "2012" just yet!
That is what Stylez thinks! What do you think? Please leave your comments and read more after the break!
Is there any danger to life?
Almost certainly not. The Earth's magnetic field is contained within a region of space, known as the magnetosphere, by the action of the solar wind. The magnetosphere deflects many, but not all, of the high-energy particles that flow from the Sun in the solar wind and from other sources in the galaxy. Sometimes the Sun is particularly active, for example when there are many sunspots, and it may send clouds of high-energy particles in the direction of the Earth. During such solar 'flares' and 'coronal mass ejections', astronauts in Earth orbit may need extra shelter to avoid higher doses of radiation. Therefore we know that the Earth's magnetic field offers only some, rather than complete, resistance to particle radiation from space. Indeed high-energy particles can actually be accelerated within the magnetosphere.
At the Earth's surface, the atmosphere acts as an extra blanket to stop all but the most energetic of the solar and galactic radiation. In the absence of a magnetic field, the atmosphere would still stop most of the radiation. Indeed the atmosphere shields us from high-energy radiation as effectively as a concrete layer some 13 feet thick.
Human beings have been on the Earth for a number of million years, during which there have been many reversals, and there is no obvious correlation between human development and reversals. Similarly, reversal patterns do not match patterns in species extinction during geological history.
Some animals, such as pigeons and whales, may use the Earth's magnetic field for direction finding. Assuming that a reversal takes a number of thousand years, that is, over many generations of each species, each animal may well adapt to the changing magnetic environment, or develop different methods of navigation.
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