Episode 428
Will the poles switching cause problems?
When will the Earth's magnetic field next flip? Will it cause problems for our technology?
Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists
January 27, 20203m 45s
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Show Notes
Listener Ray asked us: " The Earth has apparently reversed its polarity fairly regularly, and is perhaps overdue for the next instance. Is anything known about how this will happen, and the effects? How will it affect our reliance on technology?" We put Ray's question to Richard Harrison, Head of the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Cambridge, and he gave us a flipping good answer... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Topics
earth's magnetic fieldmagnetic field inversiongeomagnetic reversal