Evidence of second fast north-south pole flip found

I suppose pole flips could be fast or slow depending on whats going on in the earths core. However, I've read that the flips could take anywhere from 100 to 1000 years. There is also the issue of how the flip takes place. Some scientists speculate it's a sloppy matter where the magnetic field becomes disorganized and diffuse before re consolidating at the opposite pole. If that happens "holes" in the magnetic shield produced by the earths molten iron core could expose areas of the earth to the full fury of the suns radiation. Better stock up on1,000,000 sunblock if that happens. :)

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As an Electrician I can tell you that should the magnetic field in fact reverse, all electronics and electrical fields would be effected. Not something we would want to see happen. All transformers, motors and power generation would in fact be useless until they were re-phased. Easier said than done. If electric cars run on DC current reversing polarity would make it run in reverse. ( wink )

III. Figuring out what happens as the field reverses polarity is difficult because reversals are rapid events, at least on geologic time scales.
III. Magnetic North heads south, and – over about 1,000 years- the field does a complete flip-flop.

I. Scientists have long known that the magnetic pole moves.
I. The magnetic fiel waxes and wanes, poles drift and, occaisionally, flip.
I. Every so often, our planet’s magnetic poles reverse polarity.
I. Reversals happen on average only about once every 250,000 years, and they take hundreds if not thousands of years to complete.
I. Reversals take a few thousand years to complete, and during that time- contrary to popular belief- the magnetic field does not vanish.
I. Earth’s magnetic field reverses every few thousand years at low latitudes and every 10,000 years at high latitudes, a geologist funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) has concluded.
I. Each published polarity transition reported a slightly different duration, from just under 1,000 years to 28,000 years.

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Wait a minute- then the north will become the south, and the south will become the north?

Will the Bible Belt move to New England?
Will they start waving confederate flags in Manhattan?
Will everyone in Atlanta start dressing in black?

This is the calamity governments have been preparing for?

When the magnetic poles shift, most of us will not have any problems walking around and doing things. However, about 29% of US citizens will have to stop walking around with their head up their ass to see where they really are, as they will have to deal with that pesky science thing, NOT contained in their “Holy Books.” Giggles!

Aka: I was right, most geologists were wrong.

Question:
When this field reversal passes my house, Will all my refrigerator magnets flip and scatter finger paintings & grocery lists on my kitchen floor ?

National Geographic made a documentary on the magnetosphere's
reversal of polarity. Its decrease of magnetic field force has waned
by 10% allowing shuttle astronauts doing EVAs greaqter danger
due to cosmic radiation which the magnetosphere normaly deflects.
The summer hit movie the Core several years back illustrated this.
The shield loss can also be measured in the huge magnetic anomoly
under the S.Atlantic ocean off the coast of Brazil. Scientists interviewed
in the Nat Geo documentary theorized that the Sun and Earth are on
a harmonic wavelength with a nuclear reaction occurring at the center
of the earth's core. It's the revolution of the liquid iron core that makes
for the magnetosphere, and which keeps our atmosphere from bleeding
away into space. The sunspot activity cycle and the long overdue shift
in polarity are heating up. Always remember that Alaska was once at
the equator, which is why they have so much fossilized plankton(oil)
and Gold.

Hey, I read some stuff on this. There seems to be a weakening in the earth magnetic fields in the South Atlantic Ocean. This is an indication of a shift.
If it does shift, due to rock and satellites, we will be able to know where the magnetic fields will be strong and weak. There is one scientist that even made an accurate computer model not only showing shift in the past, but also probably shift in the future. I think I saw it on Discover or something like that.
Anyway, all this does not mean we will die off. It means there will be places on the earth that will be deadly for us to cross.
Mostly it would suck getting use to it. Like planes would have to fly around the dead zone in the South Atlantic for example. If cities were in a dead zone, well people could not live there anymore. But it is interesting.

I blame red heads. Or x-wives. Both together could do it for sure.

Does this mean the republican flip-floppers were correct?

Great it's not like my life doesn't suck as it is but not they say I'm going to be turned insideout when the Earth flips Just Great just fucking geat.