Posted on 05/27/2020 8:46:16 AM PDT by BenLurkin
The South Atlantic Anomaly is a vast expanse of reduced magnetic intensity in Earth's magnetic field, extending all the way from South America to southwest Africa.
Since our planet's magnetic field acts as a kind of shield – protecting Earth from solar winds and cosmic radiation, in addition to determining the location of the magnetic poles – any reduction in its strength is an important event we need to monitor closely, as these changes could ultimately have significant implications for our planet.
...[T]here's nothing to be alarmed about. The ESA notes that the most significant effects right now are largely limited to technical malfunctions on board satellites and spacecraft, which can be exposed to a greater amount of charged particles in low-Earth orbit as they pass through the South Atlantic Anomaly in the skies above South America and the South Atlantic Ocean.
...Earth's magnetic field is constantly in a state of flux, and every few hundred thousand years (give or take), Earth's magnetic field flips, with the north and south magnetic poles swapping places.
That process could actually occur more frequently than people think, but while scientists continually debate when we might next witness such an event, even the regular, wandering movements of Earth's magnetic poles keep geophysicists guessing.
In any case, it's not fully clear how those reversals might be tied to what's currently going on with the South Atlantic Anomaly – which some have suggested could be caused by a vast reservoir of dense rock underneath Africa called the African Large Low Shear Velocity Province.
What is certain, though, is that the South Atlantic Anomaly is not sitting still. Since 1970, the anomaly has been growing in size, as well as moving westward at a pace of approximately 20 kilometres (12 miles) per year. But that's not all.
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It’s the black hole that Francis came out of. From where. hmm.
This is a crisis that we cannot let go to waste. Let's immediately have a world-wide televised concert, correct with social distance and face masks, to raise money to save Mother Earth. We should also agree to have the UN tax the riches nations, starting with the United States, so that a task force can be formed to find a solution to this crisis. It is also important to allow immigration from everywhere to the United States to prevent a refugee crisis occurring from this crisis. I know Trump won't have anything to do with this, so I call on mayors and state governors to sign a worldwide treaty to save future generations. Republicans just want to kill people and this crisis is just another way they are going to kill people. Get on board folks, this is for your children and grandchildren. It is time to make a stand and save the Earth. It's the only planet we have.
New crisis: we’re all gonna die from the Sun unless we lock down in underground caves. Surface dwelling will be a privilage of the Eloi.
Reminds me of the ozone hole.
And just what do they plan to do about it? Recall all the compasses, and paint the south pole red? Blame Trump?
It’s obviously Trump’s fault.
Following the previous administration as they move around the globe.
That’s right where they just had the UFO crashes.
Oh no! Could this be caused by Planet Parenthood?
i wonder if it does effect the ozone layer...
concentrating uv in weaker areas of magnetic influence... my hairspray had nothing to do with it...
damn.
The talking mule?
>>”... in the skies above South America and the South Atlantic Ocean.”<<
There is ONLY one sky! Skies is a verb, as in “he skies the ball.”
Francis from Argentina, aka the pope.
magnetic fluctuations - the real cause of climate change.
“It’s the black hole that Francis came out of. From where. hmm.”
Is that the same “black hole” where Flight 370 disappeared into?
Mark
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