![Earth's magnetic field protects life on Earth from radiation, but it can move, and the magnetic poles can even flip Earth's magnetic field protects life on Earth from radiation, but it can move, and the magnetic poles can even flip](https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2023/earths-magnetic-field.jpg)
Earth's magnetic field protects life on Earth from radiation, but it can move, and the magnetic poles can even flip
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Our magnetic poles shifted in the past. Are we overdue for another shift, and how will that affect our electronics, the continents, and the Sun's effect on us while the poles shift?
![Recent north magnetic pole acceleration towards Siberia caused by flux lobe elongation | Nature Geoscience Recent north magnetic pole acceleration towards Siberia caused by flux lobe elongation | Nature Geoscience](https://media.springernature.com/full/springer-static/image/art%3A10.1038%2Fs41561-020-0570-9/MediaObjects/41561_2020_570_Fig1_HTML.png)
Recent north magnetic pole acceleration towards Siberia caused by flux lobe elongation | Nature Geoscience
Flip Flop: Why Variations in Earth's Magnetic Field Aren't Causing Today's Climate Change – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
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