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Clarknt67 t1_j5rf95h wrote

Reply to comment by Cobra800089 in What are the forces on Earth’s Inner Core that change its speed? by BayRunner

I don’t think the flipping of the magnetic fields poles is at all related to the direction of Earth’s core. I don’t believe the core can change direction or has been asserted to have ever changed direction. I am sure it can slow down and probably speed up, though.

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Cobra800089 t1_j5rhuvv wrote

Thanks for the clarification. It looks like there is no consensus on why the magnetic poles flip.

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Clarknt67 t1_j5s09as wrote

I agree. I don’t think the magnetic field is definitively understood. Oddly. Since it’s all around us.

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