Is Earth's Magnetic Field About To Flip?
Earth ’s magnetic line of business is ourgreat guardian , shielding us from dangerous incoming solar radiation that would otherwise make life-time on Earth almost impossible . However , the strength of the field has exchange through geological clock time , with the poles of the planet ’s magnet switching dramatically at somewhat random intervals – roughly between200,000 and 5 million yr . Although thefield strength has been droppingfor the past two century , a new study , published in theProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , suggest it is not in danger of flip any time soon ....