ABikerSailor
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Just saw this on the news today.........
Earth’s magnetic pole shifts, screws up runway at Florida airport - Yahoo! News
Now.......anyone know why it's so cold at both the north and south poles? That's right, it's where the least amount of shielding from the Van Allen belts is at. It's also been stated that there is a good chance of an aurora borealis showing up in Florida!
Anyone remember the last winter Olympics when in 2010 British Columbia had no snow, yet Washington DC and the east coast got slammed (as well as the fact that it's happening still)?
If you take the poles and move them towards Russia (which they're moving at about 40 miles/year), and compare that to the freaky weather patterns we've been getting all over the planet (remember that Europe is starting to have really ugly winters right now).
Personally? When I saw that BC didn't have snow, yet DC got slammed, I started to wonder about magnetic poles starting to shift, getting the planet ready for the Galactic Alignment that is due to happen in 2012 (Dec 21st to be exact).
What do the rest of you think about this? Interestingly enough, you're gonna have to start adjusting your compass bearings soon, otherwise, you'll never know what direction you're going unless you use the stars and the moon.
Imagine what would happen if a solar flare took out all our GPS satellites as well........
Earths magnetic pole shifts, screws up runway at Florida airport
By Liz Goodwin
By Liz Goodwin liz Goodwin Fri Jan 7, 4:45 pm ET
An airport in Tampa, Florida, has had to temporarily close its runways to keep up with Earth's magnetic north pole, which is drifting toward Russia at a rate of 40 miles per year.
Fox News reports that the international airport was forced to adjust the signs on its busiest runway Thursday because pilots depend on the magnetic fields to navigate. The runway will be closed until Jan. 13, and will re-open with new taxiway signs that indicate its new location on aviation charts, the Tampa Bay Tribune reports.
Paul Takemoto, a spokesman for the FAA, says the Earth's magnetic fields are constantly in flux -- but rarely so much so that runway signage needs to be changed. "You want to be absolutely precise in your compass heading," he told Fox. "To make sure the precision is there that we need, you have to make these changes."
Earth’s magnetic pole shifts, screws up runway at Florida airport - Yahoo! News
Now.......anyone know why it's so cold at both the north and south poles? That's right, it's where the least amount of shielding from the Van Allen belts is at. It's also been stated that there is a good chance of an aurora borealis showing up in Florida!
Anyone remember the last winter Olympics when in 2010 British Columbia had no snow, yet Washington DC and the east coast got slammed (as well as the fact that it's happening still)?
If you take the poles and move them towards Russia (which they're moving at about 40 miles/year), and compare that to the freaky weather patterns we've been getting all over the planet (remember that Europe is starting to have really ugly winters right now).
Personally? When I saw that BC didn't have snow, yet DC got slammed, I started to wonder about magnetic poles starting to shift, getting the planet ready for the Galactic Alignment that is due to happen in 2012 (Dec 21st to be exact).
What do the rest of you think about this? Interestingly enough, you're gonna have to start adjusting your compass bearings soon, otherwise, you'll never know what direction you're going unless you use the stars and the moon.
Imagine what would happen if a solar flare took out all our GPS satellites as well........