The Earth’s magnetic field plays a major role in protecting humans from dangerous radiation and geomagnetic activity, which may affect satellite communications and the operation of electricity networks, according to “The Sun.”
Scientists say that the Earth’s magnetic field may flip, and the last time the Earth’s magnetic field flipped was about 780 thousand years ago.
This geomagnetic reversal occurs when the north and south poles exchange places.
Scientists have been closely monitoring this phenomenon, looking for signs that it is about to flip again.
These reflections can have devastating effects on technology, such as damaging satellites, electronics and power grids.
Now, some experts believe this could happen within the next few centuries.
In fact, the position of the north magnetic pole has already moved about 600 miles since the first measurement was made in 1831.
Physicists and applied physicists at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell have noticed that the speed of magnetic pole migration has increased from 10 miles per year to 34 miles in recent years. This acceleration may indicate the beginning of a field reversal, but scientists cannot know this from data less than 200 years old.