![Our magnetic poles shifted in the past. Are we overdue for another shift, and how will that affect our electronics, the continents, and the Sun's effect on us while the poles shift? Our magnetic poles shifted in the past. Are we overdue for another shift, and how will that affect our electronics, the continents, and the Sun's effect on us while the poles shift?](https://www.astronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/wanderingpoles.png)
Our magnetic poles shifted in the past. Are we overdue for another shift, and how will that affect our electronics, the continents, and the Sun's effect on us while the poles shift?
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Earth's magnetic field protects life on Earth from radiation, but it can move, and the magnetic poles can even flip
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End of Neanderthals linked to flip of Earth's magnetic poles, study suggests | Science | The Guardian
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