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If the Earth's magnetic field wasn't protecting the earth, even for a few minutes, tons of high energy particles from the sun would enter our atmosphere. That
by nextstep 12y ago
If the Earth's magnetic field wasn't protecting the earth, even for a few minutes, tons of high energy particles from the sun would enter our atmosphere. That could be pretty shitty for life on Earth (even if it doesn't mass-extinct any species).
- rdmcfee 12y agoExperts don't think that will happen: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geomagnetic_reversal#Effects_on_biosphere http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geomagnetic_reversal#Effects_on...