ooli@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 5 months agoThe Earth’s core is slowing downenglish.elpais.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down14
arrow-up136arrow-down1external-linkThe Earth’s core is slowing downenglish.elpais.comooli@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squareMighty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·5 months agoTL;DR it’s no cause for concern for now. Core is changing speed and direction in cycles.
minus-squareChainweasel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·5 months agoNot likely, considering the last few times it happened it didn’t. This is the first time it’s happened since the 1980s, not the first time it’s happened.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoClive Cussler lied to me!
minus-squareMonkderDritte@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoOh, much faster than pole reversal. Which is neither the first time but every 100’000 years or so. Or was it 300k?
TL;DR it’s no cause for concern for now. Core is changing speed and direction in cycles.
Causing magnetic pole reversal?
Not likely, considering the last few times it happened it didn’t. This is the first time it’s happened since the 1980s, not the first time it’s happened.
Clive Cussler lied to me!
Oh, much faster than pole reversal.
Which is neither the first time but every 100’000 years or so. Or was it 300k?