Astounding and Terrifying Facts and Photography: Polarity Reversal
The Earth’s magnetic shield is weakening. Are we in store for an Apocalypse? What you may not know about your planet.
Every 200,000 years, the earth goes through a shift of polarity. If you pick up a compass at the time that this is happening, it will no longer point North. The idea behind this is, the magnetic shield around the earth is weakening when the reversal is taking place, leaving us open to the harsh solar winds and other strong atmospheric pressure and particles from space.
Evolution has brought us to a point in time when this is long overdue, yet the shield around the earth is weakening, giving us a sign that a polarity reversal is not far from the future. Doomsayer’s are known to over exaggerate these happenings; however, scientists proclaim that reversals are “as common as ice ages”.
So what does this mean for us? How will the sea life be affected by this change of direction? All good questions, yet until the reversal takes place, no one really knows who will flourish and what will be affected.
Will our shield disappear like the Red Planet causing the extinction of all mankind?
What We Do Know
Fact: Many species of animal can tap into the magnetic field, using it for migration, mating, or some other directional tasks. In 1957, Hans Fromme, a researcher at the FZI in Germany, noticed that several birds he was keeping in cages were becoming disoriented. It was at a time when migration was taking place, so it was normal behavior to Fromme. However, it was unusual that the birds could not see the outdoors or experience the weather, so how was it that the birds knew it was time to change direction?
Fromme believed it was something from within, a hidden ability to detect earth’s magnetic changes, and so he undertook a project to test other species such as rodents, trout, salamanders, lobsters, and even some types of bacteria.
Fact: Leatherback turtles have been around for “over 110 million years, during the Cretaceous.” Leatherbacks are known for using the magnetic poles to drive their direction towards their mating grounds and they are known to switch breeding locations, possibly because of the polarity reversal. So what will happen to the Leatherback’s when the reversal takes place?
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Fact: Aurora Borealis, polar lights visible in the ionosphere, are quite spectacular, but when you get down to the components that make up the lights, you may be able to look deeper into what they really represent. This phenomenon is made up of a “collision of charged particles from Earth’s magnetosphere. What does this mean?
This means that the harsh solar weather is entering the Earth’s atmosphere, providing us with more damaging radiation and chemicals. Now, if the reversal takes place, you be able to see the Aurora Borealis all over the country, meaning the minor amounts of charged particles that were entering the atmosphere before are more than 80% concentrated.
What’s in Store
Many scientists believe that the Earth will regain it’s electromagnetic shield at full strength. Of course, the increased weakening of the shield is a definite indication of a reversal, no one can really say how long it will take. It could be 3000 years that the Earth is without a shield, and so what does that mean for mankind? A total extinction?
Paleomagnetists hope that by the time that happens, earth will be prepared, but for the time being, we can only wait.
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27 Responses to “Astounding and Terrifying Facts and Photography: Polarity Reversal”
On February 6, 2009 at 5:51 am
This is a very interesting and informative read! Great photos too.
On February 6, 2009 at 7:24 am
very interesting topic with awesome photos! thanks for sharing, Aurora Borealis is my favorite!
On February 6, 2009 at 7:45 am
Well, the beatiful pictures are something to enjoy while the information is kind of scary…
On February 6, 2009 at 9:38 am
I heard about this too, and the fact that it is predicted according to the Mayan Calender. 2012
On February 6, 2009 at 10:52 am
I’m ready for anything . Thanks, Lauren! j
On February 6, 2009 at 12:42 pm
Have I ever told you how brilliant you are! Absolutely AWESOME piece. Well presented, well researched and well written as ALWAYS!!! Very, very cool article.
On February 6, 2009 at 4:00 pm
Great post Lauren. I am 100% believing what the Bible foretold. So I don’t have to worry about.
On February 6, 2009 at 5:20 pm
This is a super write and well done my friend.
On February 6, 2009 at 6:00 pm
AWESOME!!!!
On February 6, 2009 at 6:59 pm
interesting and educational as well,thanks Lauren
On February 6, 2009 at 7:34 pm
Interesting and good read here!
On February 6, 2009 at 9:55 pm
Well prepared and written. Very beautiful pictures. I am with MJ Patrick, but that doesn’t exclude these possibilities as part of it all.
AC
On February 7, 2009 at 12:08 am
Posting another comment on here. I find it rather odd that many scientists believe this will happen and yet it is rarely mentioned in the media. I find this a bigger threat than terrorists and all that blather. I guess getting people to war to get oil is easier if they don’t know the world is gonna do a complete flip in a couple of years. lol
On February 7, 2009 at 2:02 am
This is a worry, it is also a very interesting article. Good one Lauren
On February 7, 2009 at 6:44 am
Very informative, and educational piece, Lauren.
On February 7, 2009 at 10:03 am
Hi Mark,
The odd thing is, this isn’t a question of if it will happen, but when. This is a proven science that happens every 200,000 years, and we are now overdue. It really is quite scary to think about. I guess Nasa’s Geologists have been testing rock samples from time period that this actually happened.
On February 8, 2009 at 12:11 am
Kind of a scary thought.
On February 8, 2009 at 1:42 am
Very informative, well illustrated and written.
On February 8, 2009 at 11:27 am
Wonderful write and informative. Nice work Lauren!
On February 9, 2009 at 5:00 am
Interesting facts! Brilliant article!
On February 11, 2009 at 5:38 pm
As usual Lauren,mind boggling and staggering.I will never be as smart as you but will always read what you have to say.I think we are on the verge of another ice age myself.
On February 12, 2009 at 12:13 am
wow lauren you’ve outdone yourself, impressive article and cool pictures!
On February 12, 2009 at 2:50 am
This is an excellent work, Lauren. It is kind of amazing to think that we could be obliterated by the natural behavior of our own planet. It makes you wonder why we are so worried about so many other fates. But who knows, maybe we’ll be hit by a giant asteroid before the time comes, eh? I don’t worry about it anymore, I just try to be the best me that I can be and encourage others to do the same, so we can leave a better planet for those that come after us.
-M
On February 12, 2009 at 8:56 pm
long time no read. sorry lauren. i am back though and i plan to catch up with you. this is a wonderful article with great pics. i only have one unanswerable question. how are we supposed to “prepare” for an event like that! i almost want to write lol but it just doesnt seem appropriate. hope you are doing well!
On February 13, 2009 at 11:24 pm
Lauren,ther is a pretty good movie about this very thing,called The Core.But even mother nature can be tricky.In my little valley,we have a climate all it’s own,it never really gets cold here most of the year.For the last several years,many parrots that normally migrate to Mexico and further south,they stay here all year,and ther is nothing like a couple hundred parrots squaking at the same time.Sometimes they leave,but not for very long.
On February 14, 2009 at 6:11 pm
Another impressive piece Lauren. Well done.
RJ
On February 21, 2009 at 3:33 am
truly excellent!articles
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