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Magnetic Fields Could Be Early Warning That a Tsunami Is on the Way
The massive waves called tsunamis can arrive with little notice, making evacuation challenging. A team of earth scientists now report that the devastating walls of water can be predicted by their magnetic fields, which signal the wave’s arrival sooner than anything else. The team’s results were published in the American Geophysical Union’s Journal of Geophysical…
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The Earth’s Magnetic Poles Are Not About To Flip, And Here’s Why
Despite recent panic surrounding the potential reversal of our planet’s magnetic poles, new evidence suggests it probably isn’t probably the impending doom it sounds like.
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Hypnotic Video Simulates How Earth Gets Its Magnetic Field
The Earth is a giant magnet, with a north and a south pole just like any magnet you’ve ever played with. But the Earth’s magnetic field plays a vital role: It field helps to prevent powerful solar particles from destroying us.