The magnetic field strength of the planet has decreased by 9%
Will Earth become Mars?
The development of science has enabled us to see not only the tangible substances on Earth but also the tangible substances far beyond space. In addition to these tangible substances, invisible substances are gradually being realized by human beings. For example, the solar wind, or the Earth's magnetic field.
Scientific discoveries not only make people amazed at the vastness of the universe but also make us keep feeling the special nature of the Earth. Without the birth of the Earth's magnetic field, perhaps life on Earth would not have survived.
The role of the Earth's magnetic field
The environment for the birth of life on Earth is extremely demanding, and the only one that satisfies the conditions is the one we live in, among the sky domain known so far. If the presence of liquid water and the right temperature are the main factors, other factors can be considered as supplementary conditions to support the evolution and reproduction of life.
Undoubtedly, one of them is the Earth's magnetic field, which refers to the magnetic field distributed in space around the Earth. If we talk about the Earth's magnetic field, we must first introduce the concept of the geomagnetic field.
The geomagnetic field refers to the existence of magnetism inside the Earth, which can be assumed to be a large magnet. By this magnet, the Earth's magnetosphere is extended in its left and right parts. Within the magnetosphere is our magnetic field.
Because the Earth's magnetosphere extends over a very long distance, the atmosphere is included, so its greatest effect is to block the intrusion of the solar wind.
The solar wind is a supersonic stream of charged particles emitted from the surface layer of the sun, and although its density is extremely small, its intensity is extremely violent. Before the birth of modern technology, the impact of the solar wind on Earth's creatures comes from the various rays carried by itself. Although the role of the atmosphere is reduced, it can still produce a great effect on the Earth's living creatures, such as human chromosome mutations, such as biological mutations, pigeons, and turtles that will be lost on Earth.
The Earth's magnetic field is the most powerful protective barrier against the solar wind. They keep the solar wind outside the magnetosphere and ensure the normal growth of life on Earth.
And after the emergence of modern science, the role of the Earth's magnetic field will be more obvious. People have used the geomagnetic field to establish various communication devices. Without the existence of the Earth's magnetic field, our civilization would be at a more backward stage.
However, in 2020, European scientists said that since the industrial revolution, the global magnetic field strength has decreased by about 9% within two hundred years. Not only that but there is a special situation near the South Atlantic Ocean.
The decline in magnetic field strength and the flip of magnetic poles
The decline of the Earth's magnetic field strength is particularly evident in the vicinity of the South Atlantic. It has been detected that during the past thirty years, the minimum intensity in the region has dropped from the previous twenty-four thousand nanoteslas to two thousand that tesla. Not only that, the area of this sharp decline in anomalies continues to expand.
The special situation in this region has not yet had a global impact, but the reduced strength of the magnetic field has led to more charged particles being able to take advantage of the situation and come over the Earth. This has caused some of the satellites and spacecraft passing through this area to malfunction as a result.
So, is the weakening of the Earth's magnetic field strength related to human activity? This time, humans can not be responsible, because scientists have studied that the change in magnetic field strength may be a precursor to the magnetic pole flip.
Speaking of magnetic pole flip, I'm sure many of you have heard of the magnetic pole shift in the Arctic region. Since the discovery of the magnetic pole in the Arctic, its position has moved from northern Canada to Siberia and gradually continues to move toward China.
This shift from south to north has led to concerns about the possibility of a magnetic pole flip.
By examining past rocks, scientists have found that magnetic pole flips are a very unusual event. On average, a magnetic pole flip occurs every 500,000 years on Earth, and the last one was 760,000 years ago.
In this case, the Earth's magnetic field may be flipping today. One of the main characteristics of magnetic pole flip is that the magnetic field strength gradually decreases until it disappears, and then slowly arises again. In this case, the phenomenon detected by European scientists may be the process of magnetic pole flip.
So after the magnetic field disappears completely, the Earth will become Mars?
The magnetic field will disappear and regenerate, the Earth will not become Mars
According to history, the Earth will not become a second Mars.
In the scientists' research on Mars, they found that there is a high possibility of liquid water under Mars, and inferred from this that there might be life on Mars many years ago as well.
Some people believe that Mars is in its present state because of the lack of magnetic protection. First of all, the lack of magnetic field protection is indeed devastating to liliveBut in addition to the lack of a magnetic field, another reason for the current state of Mars is the lack of atmospheric protection. the atmosphere reduces the temperature difference of a celestial body, and at the same time tosist the radiation from the sun, so that life has they survive
But the Earth not only has a magnetic field, but t there is also the protection of the atmosphere, so its fate is not as miserable toasters, but for the life of the Earth, but also not a good thing.
When the Earth's magnetic poles begin to flip, in the process of this flip, the Earth's magnetic field will gradually disappear. This will make the communication technology generated by modern civilization paralyzed, and the Earth's creatures will also be mutated. Not only that, this process is quite long, needing 5000 to 7000 years to complete. And after the completion of the magnetic field and how long it will return to normal, we do not know.
Once the magnetic poles do flip, then we do not know whether humans can survive the long five years ago. Perhaps, under the strong radiation of the sun, new species will be born and humans will be changed; or, when the magnetic field is restored, new life will be born and a new species will take the place of humans.
Although the strength of the Earth's magnetic field is gradually decreasing, it is still very far away from the disappearance of the magnetic field, and there is no need for us to worry about it. What's more, in the scientists' tests, it is found that the magnetic field strength has a constant process of change. Perhaps, the detected changes in magnetic field strength are just a normal situation.
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