Flip Flop: Why Variations in Earth's Magnetic Field Aren't Causing Today's Climate Change – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
![Our magnetic poles shifted in the past. Are we overdue for another shift, and how will that affect our electronics, the continents, and the Sun's effect on us while the poles shift? Our magnetic poles shifted in the past. Are we overdue for another shift, and how will that affect our electronics, the continents, and the Sun's effect on us while the poles shift?](https://www.astronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/wanderingpoles.png?fit=1148%2C510)
Our magnetic poles shifted in the past. Are we overdue for another shift, and how will that affect our electronics, the continents, and the Sun's effect on us while the poles shift?
![The Earth's magnetic north pole is shifting rapidly – so what will happen to the northern lights? | PBS NewsHour The Earth's magnetic north pole is shifting rapidly – so what will happen to the northern lights? | PBS NewsHour](https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/05/north-pole-2-1024x582.png)
The Earth's magnetic north pole is shifting rapidly – so what will happen to the northern lights? | PBS NewsHour
![Flip Flop: Why Variations in Earth's Magnetic Field Aren't Causing Today's Climate Change – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet Flip Flop: Why Variations in Earth's Magnetic Field Aren't Causing Today's Climate Change – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet](https://climate.nasa.gov/system/resources/detail_files/283_movement.jpg)