Earth’s magnetic poles are set to swap places - and we're totally unprepared [Isaiah 24]

Science Alert ^ | 01/30/2017 | PHIL LIVERMORE & JON MOUND

[Jan_Sobieski]

Earth’s magnetic field surrounds our planet like an invisible force field - protecting life from harmful solar radiation by deflecting charged particles away. Far from being constant, this field is continuously changing. Indeed, our planet's history includes at least several hundred global magnetic reversals, where north and south magnetic poles swap places. So when’s the next one happening and how will it affect life on Earth?

During a reversal the magnetic field won’t be zero, but will assume a weaker and more complex form. It may fall to 10 percent of the present-day strength and have magnetic poles at the equator or even the simultaneous existence of multiple 'north' and 'south' magnetic poles.

Geomagnetic reversals occur a few times every million years on average. However, the interval between reversals is very irregular and can range up to tens of millions of years. There can also be temporary and incomplete reversals, known as events and excursions, in which the magnetic poles move away from the geographic poles - perhaps even crossing the equator - before returning back to their original locations.

The last full reversal, the Brunhes-Matuyama, occurred around 780,000 years ago. A temporary reversal, the Laschamp event, occurred around 41,000 years ago. It lasted less than 1,000 years with the actual change of polarity lasting around 250 years...

[Jan_Sobieski]

Isaiah 24:1 Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof. 2 And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him. 3 The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath spoken this word. 4 The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish. 5 The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant. 6 Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left. 7 The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh. 8 The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth. 9 They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it. 10 The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in. 11 There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone. 12 In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction. 13 When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people, there shall be as the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done. 14 They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the LORD, they shall cry aloud from the sea. 15 Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea. 16 From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously. 17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth. 18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake. 19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly. 20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again. 21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth. 22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited. 23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.

[DannyTN]

When the water in my toilet starts circuling the wrong way, I’m leaving!!!

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Pole-swap is the genesis of climate change!
[See my tag-line].

[cloudmountain]

The sky is falling!!!
The sky is falling!!!
The sky is falling!!!
The sky is falling!!!
The sky is falling!!!
The sky is falling!!!
The sky is falling!!!
The sky is falling!!!

[House Atreides]

Oh no, we’re ALL going to die!

[DannyTN]

"The simple fact that we are 'overdue' for a full reversal and the fact that Earth’s field is currently decreasing at a rate of 5 percent per century, has led to suggestions that the field may reverse within the next 2,000 years."

You'll let us know when to panic?

This is why men don't ask for directions. They don't realize the magnetic field has gotten weaker.

[Jan_Sobieski]

Normalcy Bias

[butlerweave]

Will we have to hold our breath until it’s over ?

[Jan_Sobieski]

Where do you intend to go?

[Jan_Sobieski]

Don’t you think it is interesting that the Bible foretells that the earth will flip upside down?

[cloudmountain]

Oh no, we’re ALL going to die!

That IS the deal.
If we've been good boys and girls we will be with our good Lord. If not....HOT times for eternity.

[BBB333]

Sell sky!

[EnglishOnly]

This again???

What’s the prediction this time.....???

Let me Guess..... Al Gore is going to ride on Greyhound??

[Grams A]

Does this mean that instead of my chest falling into my drawers, my drawers fall into my chest?

[21twelve]

Well, yes we are. Probably not due to a pole reversal - but maybe. The weakening that would be associated with the reversal would allow all sorts of nasty radiation to reach the earth’s surface. It could be an extinction level event.

And you thought those people wearing tin-foil hats were crazy, didn’t you!?

[RoseofTexas]

You know that wouldn't be a bad idea!! God probably has had it with these stinking evil people...it's ok Lord we are ready! No need to hold back no more..we feel your heart pain...😥

[Gen.Blather]

“This is why men don’t ask for directions. They don’t realize the magnetic field has gotten weaker. “

Do you know why the Jews wondered for so long in the desert? Moses refused to stop and ask for directions.

[Maudeen]

Everyone. . .NOW is the time of Salvation!

Romans 10:9 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

[cloudmountain]

Sell sky!

Great idea.
Market it as "Pie in the sky." It will sell like HOTCAKES.

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Mmmmm, I do love pancakes...dripping with butter and syrup.

[Savage Beast]

Lots of people have already flipped upside down in their heads.