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Seven Documented Times Earth's Magnetic Poles Reversed

The Steens Mountain Rapid Reversal - A Shocking 15.5 Million Year Old Event 5 million years ago. This southeastern Oregon ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Could Doomsday Come From a Reversal of the Magnetic Poles?

The Earth’s magnetic field does more than just cause auroral light shows. Could it play a role in extinctions, too? After studying the reversal of Earth’s magnetic pole known to have occurred 42,000 ...
KRDO

Reversal of Earth’s magnetic poles may have triggered Neanderthal extinction — and it could happen again

The reversal of Earth’s magnetic poles, along with a temporary breakdown of the world’s magnetic field about 42,000 years ago, could have triggered a raft of environmental changes, solar storms and ...
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Brunhes–Matuyama Reversal: When Earth's Magnetic Field Flips

Though you might think that compasses will always point towards the geographic north pole, the magnetic and geographic poles ...
Astronomy

Exoplanets’ magnetic poles likely wander and flip like Earth’s do

Earth’s magnetic field is vital to maintaining the habitable environment we currently enjoy. This protective bubble deflects solar wind particles and prevents them from eroding the atmosphere. But ...
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Reversal of Earth’s magnetic poles may have triggered Neanderthal extinction — and it could happen again

The reversal of Earth’s magnetic poles, along with a temporary breakdown of the world’s magnetic field about 42,000 years ago, could have triggered a raft of environmental changes, solar storms and ...