Aceyducey
14-07-2004, 03:38 AM
What interesting times we live in :)
"The collapse of the Earth's magnetic field, which both guards the planet and guides many of its creatures, appears to have started in earnest about 150 years ago. The field's strength has waned 10 to 15 percent, and the deterioration has accelerated of late, increasing debate over whether it portends a reversal of the lines of magnetic force that normally envelop the Earth...A reversal could knock out power grids, hurt astronauts and satellites, widen atmospheric ozone holes, send polar auroras flashing to the equator and confuse birds, fish and migratory animals that rely on the steadiness of the magnetic field as a navigation aid. But experts said the repercussions would fall short of catastrophic, despite a few proclamations of doom and sketchy evidence of past links between field reversals and species extinctions."Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/13/science/13magn.html?ex=1247457600&en=e8f37e14d213ba16&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/13/science/13magn.html?ex=1247457600&en=e8f37e14d213ba16&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland)
Cheers,
Aceyducey
"The collapse of the Earth's magnetic field, which both guards the planet and guides many of its creatures, appears to have started in earnest about 150 years ago. The field's strength has waned 10 to 15 percent, and the deterioration has accelerated of late, increasing debate over whether it portends a reversal of the lines of magnetic force that normally envelop the Earth...A reversal could knock out power grids, hurt astronauts and satellites, widen atmospheric ozone holes, send polar auroras flashing to the equator and confuse birds, fish and migratory animals that rely on the steadiness of the magnetic field as a navigation aid. But experts said the repercussions would fall short of catastrophic, despite a few proclamations of doom and sketchy evidence of past links between field reversals and species extinctions."Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/13/science/13magn.html?ex=1247457600&en=e8f37e14d213ba16&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/13/science/13magn.html?ex=1247457600&en=e8f37e14d213ba16&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland)
Cheers,
Aceyducey