Sunrise in the WEST: Scientists warn North could be SOUTH
as Earth's magnetic poles SWITCH
http://www.express.co.uk/news/science/597607/Sunrise-WEST-Scientists-warn-magnetic-poles-SWITCHING-North-become-south
SCIENTISTS have warned Earth could be heading towards an extraordinary event which would see compasses point SOUTH and the sun rise in the West. Climate researchers believe we are heading towards a reversal of the planet's magnetic field, which some fear will lead to the end of the human race and even have wiped out the neanderthals.
Doommongers have predicted that a swap of the magnetic poles from north to south would shift the continents so fiercely it would trigger mass earthquakes, rapid climate change, extinctions and global destruction.
Geologists have said this event has happened a number of times in Earth's history - with the last one 780,000 years ago during the stone age.
Alan Thompson, head of geomagnetism at the British Geological Survey, said during previous flips: "no worldwide shifting of continents or other planet-wide disasters occurred, as geoscientists can testify to from fossil and other records."
Earthquakes aside, there is a scientific belief that as we head towards a reversal - which could be less than 1,000 years away, Earth's magnetic field could dangerously weaken leaving us at the mercy of solar storms when radiation and X-rays are ejected from the Sun towards our planet.
The corneal ejections are so powerful, they lead to the stunning Northern Lights auroras visible in the northern hemisphere, but our magnetic field protects us from the true effects.
Without a magnetic field, or with a significantly reduced one it could destroy global communications facilities, power supplies, and lead to fires and rioting on the streets.
Skin cancer levels are also likely to soar as our natural UV screen, the ozone layer, would be lost.
Last month www.express.co.uk reported how there are fears if there is another major solar flare as powerful as the last recorded strongest in Victorian times, trillions of pounds of damage could be done to the economy by power and communication blackouts.
A weak or reversed field could disorientate species that use magnetism to navigate, such as bees, salmon, and pigeons, and there are no conclusions yet as to the outcome.
read more at: http://www.express.co.uk/news/science/597607/Sunrise-WEST-Scientists-warn-magnetic-poles-SWITCHING-North-become-south
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