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Earths magnetic poles flipping linked to extinctions 42,000 years ago. I’ve read somewhere that it was also accelerating, at about 48 kilometers a year. Given that the magnetic field weakens the most during the transition and not during the actual conclusion, would this be a Cause for concern?

by /u/swaliepapa in /r/askscience

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