![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?](http://astronomy.com/~/media/9205209B002147AA91A75461211A9069.jpg)
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-conversation-1016x1024.png)
The Earth's magnetic north pole is shifting rapidly – so what will happen to the northern lights? | PBS NewsHour
![Recent north magnetic pole acceleration towards Siberia caused by flux lobe elongation | Nature Geoscience Recent north magnetic pole acceleration towards Siberia caused by flux lobe elongation | Nature Geoscience](https://media.springernature.com/m685/springer-static/image/art%3A10.1038%2Fs41561-020-0570-9/MediaObjects/41561_2020_570_Fig1_HTML.png)
Recent north magnetic pole acceleration towards Siberia caused by flux lobe elongation | Nature Geoscience
![We found the first Australian evidence of a major shift in Earth's magnetic poles. It may help us predict the next We found the first Australian evidence of a major shift in Earth's magnetic poles. It may help us predict the next](https://images.theconversation.com/files/384156/original/file-20210215-21-1bbrzt.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&rect=20%2C37%2C2227%2C1085&q=20&auto=format&w=320&fit=clip&dpr=2&usm=12&cs=strip)
We found the first Australian evidence of a major shift in Earth's magnetic poles. It may help us predict the next
![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
![Jurassic fast polar shift rejected by a new high-quality paleomagnetic pole from southwest Greenland - ScienceDirect Jurassic fast polar shift rejected by a new high-quality paleomagnetic pole from southwest Greenland - ScienceDirect](https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S1342937X21001672-gr1.jpg)
Jurassic fast polar shift rejected by a new high-quality paleomagnetic pole from southwest Greenland - ScienceDirect
![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)