[Red Badger]

Yes, every 10k years on average.

Apparently it doesn’t affect the animals and bad, but modern electronics, GPS, etc. is another question..............

[Max in Utah]

Reversals in the Earth's magnetic field seem to cause mass extinctions.
What Life On Earth Will Be Like When Its Magnetic Shield Weakens

The process happening now may not be a pole reversal, but an "excursion", where the poles shift position.
NASA Is Tracking a Huge, Growing Anomaly in Earth's Magnetic Field