Update On Magnetic Field Shift

feywon

feywon

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This is part of why i love science, although i've observed shifts in how info is presented to public or reported by news outlets. When i was a teen either scientists were more prone to stating their theories as facts or news coverage dropped qualifying words/phrases from their stories maybe a bit of each. As with any other info these days we have to consider the source. After decades of suggesting we're overdue for a magnetic pole shift some are now not so sure.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/tech...sedgntp&cvid=67893f3fc0164d8d82022bfa0001bb19
 

Interesting.
From that article ....
That’s led some scientists to theorize that the geomagnetic field is decreasing in strength just before it completely reverses direction — something it has done several times in the past, according to layers of rock laid down over millions of years that show previous reversals.


My son has been studying up on this for a while now... he was giving me updated information the last time he was here for a visit.
 

Bonnie said:
Interesting.
From that article ....
That’s led some scientists to theorize that the geomagnetic field is decreasing in strength just before it completely reverses direction — something it has done several times in the past, according to layers of rock laid down over millions of years that show previous reversals.


My son has been studying up on this for a while now... he was giving me updated information the last time he was here for a visit.
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My favorite sentence is the last one:
"But “we can definitely be wrong,” he said."

It is like weather forecast saying 50% chance of precipitation.
 
feywon said:
And wouldn't that be an issue IF the magnetic poles shifted?
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Yes, but what would cause that to happen? I remember (faintly) of an accident when the Captain requested that the F/O reset his compass and the Captain was going to reset his. The Captain reset his to magnetic North and the F/O reset his to true North. During the flight, the F/O was giving the Captain (who was flying the plane) false callouts causing the plane to go off course. The pilots realized that they were off course while over the ocean an was in the path of another plane. Because they were in a dead area where there was no communications available, the planes collided. This is why it’s important that the pilots do their cross checks, which means to look at each other’s compass to make sure that they are alike.
 
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WhatInThe said:
Is this why my AM radio reception stinks as does antenna tv?
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I am not a scientist, but I remember back years now when TV and radio switched from analogue to digital transmissions, many people complained about loss or lesser reception. This may or not be the reason. I’m just taking a guess that this is probably the reason your reception has taken a nosedive.
 
Homing pigeons and migratory birds use magnetic geolocation is my understanding so I'm sure they are breathing a sigh of relief.
 

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