Many satellites and spacecraft have been troubled by anomalous changes in the Earth’s magnetic field, which could signal a repeat of the geomagnetic reversal 780,000 years ago.
From the trouble of several satellites and spacecraft, scientists analyzed data from the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Swarm satellite and calculated the magnetic field over a large area, with a center centered on South America, extending to the southernmost tip of Africa, has declined in strength by more than 8% in just 50 years (from 1970-2020). It has been named the “South Atlantic Anomaly Area”.
According to Dr. Jürgen Matzka from the German Center for Geosciences Research, a member of the multinational research team, the magnetic field anomalies have only become apparent in the last decade, but have been growing rapidly in the past decade. Lately year.
Graphic image depicts Earth’s magnetic field, with red color showing stronger magnetic field, while darker blue area shows weaker magnetic field – (photo: DTU Space Research Institute (Danken University of Technology) Circuit)).
The cause of the condition is still unclear, but the nature of a change in the magnetic field certainly stems from a change deep within the Earth’s core.
According to the ESA, the phenomenon’s greatest likelihood is a sign that the Earth is about to “reverse” in terms of its magnetic field . Specifically, the two magnetic poles will be changed, the South Pole to the North Pole and vice versa.
Previous studies have shown that Earth typically reverses its magnetic poles every 250,000 years. The last reversal happened 780,000 years ago, which is now overdue. The fact that the Earth has reversed many times shows that it does not appear to pose a danger to living things. But with modern human civilization, we will certainly suffer great damage in the navigation – telecommunications system because the Earth’s magnetic field is the “backbone” of the technological world.
Previously, scientists have noted another change that also suggests that the Earth is about to reverse, that is, the North Pole has long left its traditional position in Canada, drifting gradually to Siberia – Russian Federation. .