magnetic poles

  • Are the Earth’s Magnetic Poles About to Swap Places?

    Are the Earth’s Magnetic Poles About to Swap Places?

    Deep inside the Earth, liquid iron is flowing and generating the Earth’s magnetic field, which protects our atmosphere and satellites against harmful radiation from the Sun. This field changes over time, and also behaves differently in different parts of the world. The field can even change polarity completely, with the magnetic north and south poles…