Earth's Magnetic Pole Drifting Quickly

BREITBART.COM ^ | December 9, 2005 | ALICIA CHANG

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SAN FRANCISCO - Earth's north magnetic pole is drifting away from North America and toward Siberia at such a clip that Alaska might lose its spectacular Northern Lights in the next 50 years, scientists said Thursday. Despite accelerated movement over the past century, the possibility that Earth's modestly fading magnetic field will collapse is remote. But the shift could mean Alaska may no longer see the sky lights known as auroras, which might then be more visible in more southerly areas of Siberia and Europe.

The magnetic poles are part of the magnetic field generated by liquid iron in Earth's core and are different from the geographic poles, the surface points marking the axis of the planet's rotation.

Scientists have long known that magnetic poles migrate and in rare cases, swap places. Exactly why this happens is a mystery.

[Calvin Locke]

But more importantly, what will this do to the magnetized water that I drink?

(-;

[JohnCliftn]

Nullifies the effect of tin foil helmets. We will have to add tin foil underwear to our protective wear.

[neverdem]

BTTT

[JohnCliftn]

Seriously, though, the Earth's core is likely to be soft, malleable, rather like hot Playdough, squishing and squashing with time.

Two bits of evidence for this are the South Atlantic Magnetic Anomaly, which ruins communications with low orbit satellites over the South Atlantic, and the fact that the Magnetic Axis does not pass through the geographic center of the Earth.

Your water will still be polarized, magnetically and electrically (I had to look this up to be sure it was both). The only time water is not polarized magnetically and electrically is when it is so pure, the purity is measured in milliamps per volt. Pure water (really, really pure water) is an insulator. But It only takes a bit of salt, acid, carbon dioxide, or such to polarize it.

[Strategerist]

Also more frequently in Canada and the northern U.S.?

No, they'd be seen less frequently in Canada and the US, unfortunately.

[Blzbba]

"Due to GLOBAL WARMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "


Given the timelines, it's probably the CAUSE of global warming.

[Keli Kilohana]

With all of the anti-Christmas rhetoric, maybe Santa Claus is moving his operations to a more tropical clime; and, he is changing his name to Sclaus and the holiday to: RamaHanuKwaMas!