[Orlando]

The Van Allen Radiation belts are between the megnetic field. The belts surround the Earth somewhat like doughnuts.
The Inner belts extends from 600 miles to 3,000 miles. The Outer belts reaches from 10,000 miles to 16,000 miles(+/-)
Here's a image of what the Van Allens look like.

http://ssdoo.gsfc.nasa.gov/education/lectures/fig12.gif

The V.A. belts cconsist of high concentrions of charged particles, such as protons and electrons, what you find in a atom, but in the V.A. it's DANGEROUS !

We know the magnetic field extends @ 6-10 times the radius of the Earth.

Here's the missing pc of the puzzle, the story not being reported, and you will know why, once the pc's fall into place.

Earth Radiation belts (Van Allen) moving inward.....

The belt of high-energy electrons (-) that normally cradles Earth afar 12,000 to 16,000 miles from Earth.
***Stop here: Remember the V.A. belts are between the megnetic fields, the OUTER belts are @ 10,000 to 16,000 miles from Earth, key word..OUTER ****

"IS NOW 6,000 miles from Earth,etc...."

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2003-12/uoca-erb120503.php


If the Outer belts are now @ 6,000 miles and droping, which is approx 60-65% drop...what about the lower/inner belts ?

[MonroeDNA]

Could it be possible that the sun's radiation causes the Earth's magnetic fields?

Bombard a spinning iron core with radiation, and what will happen?

[MonroeDNA]

What if the Earth is passive (asside from spinning), and the Sun's radiation is active? If the Sun's radiation actually pushed the Van Allen belt past the earth, would the poles flip?