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Ship Logs Suggest Upcoming Polar Reversal

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the straight-on-till-morning dept.

Nyerp writes "Researchers are using naval logs dating back as far as 1590 to arrive at better estimates of the decline of Earth's magnetic field. The results suggest that there may be a reversal of earth's magnetic field in about 2000 years." Also worth noting, our ancestors have lived through a number of polar reversals, and we're still here, so no need to fret!

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  1. Re:electronic dependence by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 0, Troll

    wont it affect us more as we are highly dependent on electricity and satalites etc?

    Yeah, I forgot we have electricity and satalites thanks to the Earth's magnetic field...

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  2. Christian fundamentalists by brian0918 · · Score: 0, Troll

    "The results suggest that there may be a reversal of earth's magnetic field in about 2000 years."

    As far as Christian fundamentalists are concerned, I guess this means 4th time's a charm.

  3. Re:Slightly off... by 4D6963 · · Score: 0, Troll
    Gimme a break; cite your sources

    Quit trolling. It's no weak rumor, you fool, but I can't cite my sources if I don't remember and I won't bother looking for sources to confirm what I saw just to please trolls of your kind.

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