Re: Another "Pole Shift" Chicken Little surfaces

From: Double-A (double-a_at_hush.com)
Date: 07/15/04 

Date: 15 Jul 2004 16:10:39 -0700

Wally Anglesea? <wanglese@spammersbigpondareparasites.net.au> wrote in message news:<h8obf099o4rfhlaunb1baencootnuet33g@4ax.com>...
> This one is hilarious from the get-go.
>
> Check out this *Opening* comment:
>
>
> "2012 the next polar reversal will take place on earth. This means
> that the North Pole will be changed into the South Pole.
> Scientifically this can only be explained by the fact that the earth
> will start rotating in the opposite direction, together with a huge
> disaster of unknown proportions. "
>
> It's downhill from there.
>
> http://www.survive2012.com/geryl1.php

"Scientifically"? Bull crap!

The directional polarity of the magnetic field has nothing to do with
the direction of the Earth's rotation. The Sun reversed its
north/south polarity in 2001, and does so about every 22 years, yet
its direction of rotation stays the same.

The Earth does not do so with such clockwork. In fact we are about
500,000 years overdue for a pole reversal. The Earth's magnetic field
has been growing weaker for at least the last 100 years (some studies
indicate for much longer than that), so we could indeed be moving
towards a reversal, but there's no way you can predict any definite
year.

In fact, geologic evidence suggests that the process has sometimes
taken as long as 100 years to complete. During that time you might
have multiple poles wandering over various parts of the world. The
main danger would be from increased radiation from solar wind. Not
only would we not have the normal magnetic lines of force shielding
us, but the lines that existed could focus the radiation in unwanted
areas. For instance if a north pole formed over New York City, solar
wind radiation would be funneled right down onto the people of New
York.

How bad would this be? Right now the magnetic lines of force guide
solar radiation to the north and south poles. People living at the
South Polar Station are exposed to this radiation, but presumably they
are aware of the risk. The effect on populated areas being hit by
this radiation would be a statistical increase in the cancer rate, but
that would be about it.

Some have theorized that periods of increased radiation have given
evolution a boast in the past. Perhaps it will again. Along with all
the two headed, three armed babies being born due to genetic damage,
maybe a few will be born with bigger brains!

Double-A

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