Scientists Find Hole In Earth's Magnetic Field

Velorium writes "The Earth's magnetic field has been found to have two large holes that are making Earth's surface vulnerable to solar winds. Despite what scientists originally thought, these holes allow 20 times the normal amount of solar particles through when they are facing away from the sun. This is the opposite of what the scientists had first speculated."

Comments

The price of aluminum will skyrocket...

[fucket]

...as the demand for tinfoil hats reaches an all-time high.

Re:Hmmm....

[Anonymous Coward]

If global warming is presumably caused by SUVs, what are holes in the magnetic field caused by? Too many cell phones?

The results of a runaway experiment after "Bring your daughter to work day" at Aperture Science?

Re:I saw this in "The Core"

[supernova_hq]

At least we can be safe at night.

...these holes allow 20 times the normal amount of solar particles through when they are facing away from the sun

Well, so much for being safe at night...

There's a hole

[Slashdotgirl]

There's a hole in the Mag Field, dear Liza, dear Liza,

There's a hole in the Mag Field dear Liza, a hole.

So fix it dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
So fix it dear Henry, dear Henry, FIX IT,

With what should I fix it, dear Liza dear Liza,
With what should I fix it, dear Liza with what?

With a Greenie, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
With a Greenie, dear Henry, dear Henry, with Greenie's (sigh),

Regards
Slashdot Girl

Re:There's a hole

[Anonymous Coward]

With what should I fix it, dear Liza dear Liza

With Henries, of course!

ironic in the Alanis Morissette sense

[Gary W. Longsine]

Like when you want to post to Slashdot, but all you have is a Nomad.

Re:Earth's Taint

[Waffle Iron]

"The Earth's magnetic field has been found to have two large holes that are making Earth's surface vulnerable to solar winds"

I am wondering what is between the two large holes?

A region of the earth known as the magnetic perineum.