- Earth's most recent magnetic field reversal, some 770,000 years ago, took at least 22,000 years to complete. That's several times longer than previously thought, and the results further call into question controversial findings that some reversals could occur within a human lifetime. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/earths-magnetic-field-could-take-longer-flip-previously-thought-180972843/ 4 comments science
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- Earth's Magnetic Pole Is Wandering, Lurching Toward Siberia | Space https://www.space.com/43005-earth-magnetic-pole-moving.html 21 comments
- Brunhes–Matuyama reversal - Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunhes%E2%80%93Matuyama_reversal 21 comments
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