YAHOO reports, the Earth's magnetic poles are shifting :eek

Originally Posted by DunkNForce

What to make from all this?
[h1]Earth’s magnetic pole shifts, screws up runway at Florida airport[/h1]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 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/yb...ole-shifting/39537039/SIG=12l9gdog6/*<a href=/www.miamiherald.com/2011/01/07/2005437/shift-in-magnetic-north-requires.html">http://www.miamiherald.co...etic-north-requires.html">at a rate of 40 miles per year.
Fox News http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/yb...ole-shifting/39537039/SIG=136g08t1t/*<a href=/www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/01/06/magnetic-north-pole-shifts-forces-closure-florida-airport/#ixzz1AO2WVvR5">http://www.foxnews.com/sc...a-airport/#ixzz1AO2WVvR5">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, http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/yb...ole-shifting/39537039/SIG=12tpgohk6/*<a href=/www2.tbo.com/content/2011/jan/05/shift-of-earths-magnetic-north-pole-impacts-tampa-/">http://www2.tbo.com/conte...rth-pole-impacts-tampa-/">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."

[Rewind: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/yb...ole-shifting/39537039/SIG=10n0b1m5c/*<a href=/yhoo.it/dfliXJ">http://yhoo.it/dfliXJ">Scary gaffe adds to week of airline mishaps]

"The Earth's poles are changing constantly, and when they change more than three degrees, that can affect runway numbering," FAA spokesperson Kathleen Bergen told Fox News. It's unclear whether any other airports will have to adjust their runways.

Earth's magnetic field, which still flummoxes those who study it, "is thought to be generated deep inside the planet," LiveScience writer http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/yb...ole-shifting/39537039/SIG=12e9d304m/*<a href=/www.livescience.com/strangenews/etc/110107-earths-magnetic-poles.html">http://www.livescience.co...rths-magnetic-poles.html">Jeanna Bryner explains. "An inner core of solid iron is surrounded by an outer core of molten iron. They rotate at different rates, and the interaction between the regions creates what scientists call a 'hydromagnetic dynamo.' It's something like an electric motor, and it generates a magnetic field akin to a giant bar magnet."

Sometimes, the poles completely flip -- and presumably when that happens, many bigger changes are afoot than modest tweaks to airport signs. The last time the planet experienced a polarity flip was 780,000 years ago.
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no one seen this part?
wouldnt that make this whole thing moot?
i mean if its moving this fast wouldnt this happen everyday or something?
just thought that was weird
 
Originally Posted by DunkNForce

What to make from all this?
[h1]Earth’s magnetic pole shifts, screws up runway at Florida airport[/h1]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 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/yb...ole-shifting/39537039/SIG=12l9gdog6/*<a href=/www.miamiherald.com/2011/01/07/2005437/shift-in-magnetic-north-requires.html">http://www.miamiherald.co...etic-north-requires.html">at a rate of 40 miles per year.
Fox News http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/yb...ole-shifting/39537039/SIG=136g08t1t/*<a href=/www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/01/06/magnetic-north-pole-shifts-forces-closure-florida-airport/#ixzz1AO2WVvR5">http://www.foxnews.com/sc...a-airport/#ixzz1AO2WVvR5">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, http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/yb...ole-shifting/39537039/SIG=12tpgohk6/*<a href=/www2.tbo.com/content/2011/jan/05/shift-of-earths-magnetic-north-pole-impacts-tampa-/">http://www2.tbo.com/conte...rth-pole-impacts-tampa-/">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."

[Rewind: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/yb...ole-shifting/39537039/SIG=10n0b1m5c/*<a href=/yhoo.it/dfliXJ">http://yhoo.it/dfliXJ">Scary gaffe adds to week of airline mishaps]

"The Earth's poles are changing constantly, and when they change more than three degrees, that can affect runway numbering," FAA spokesperson Kathleen Bergen told Fox News. It's unclear whether any other airports will have to adjust their runways.

Earth's magnetic field, which still flummoxes those who study it, "is thought to be generated deep inside the planet," LiveScience writer http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/yb...ole-shifting/39537039/SIG=12e9d304m/*<a href=/www.livescience.com/strangenews/etc/110107-earths-magnetic-poles.html">http://www.livescience.co...rths-magnetic-poles.html">Jeanna Bryner explains. "An inner core of solid iron is surrounded by an outer core of molten iron. They rotate at different rates, and the interaction between the regions creates what scientists call a 'hydromagnetic dynamo.' It's something like an electric motor, and it generates a magnetic field akin to a giant bar magnet."

Sometimes, the poles completely flip -- and presumably when that happens, many bigger changes are afoot than modest tweaks to airport signs. The last time the planet experienced a polarity flip was 780,000 years ago.
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no one seen this part?
wouldnt that make this whole thing moot?
i mean if its moving this fast wouldnt this happen everyday or something?
just thought that was weird
 
Originally Posted by BigTy23

I heard something about this on the History channel. It said last time the poles switched, was the beginning of the Ice Age...
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Originally Posted by BigTy23

I heard something about this on the History channel. It said last time the poles switched, was the beginning of the Ice Age...
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This happens all the time folks. Other airports have changed their runway numbers due to shifts in the past. The media can hype anything I swear... The birds, the polar shifts... You may as well give away your Jordans and slit your wrists now!
 
This happens all the time folks. Other airports have changed their runway numbers due to shifts in the past. The media can hype anything I swear... The birds, the polar shifts... You may as well give away your Jordans and slit your wrists now!
 
listen ya all paranoid. why one airport out of thousands worldwide? also you do know this happens occasionally. its nothing new it happens every here & there where a airport gotta close down to fix the navigation & security equipment to be on par with the new magnetic coordinates. DONT FREAK OUT. google Magnetic declination. it jsut mean that their navigation, runways etc has to be updated damn..
 
listen ya all paranoid. why one airport out of thousands worldwide? also you do know this happens occasionally. its nothing new it happens every here & there where a airport gotta close down to fix the navigation & security equipment to be on par with the new magnetic coordinates. DONT FREAK OUT. google Magnetic declination. it jsut mean that their navigation, runways etc has to be updated damn..
 
Originally Posted by Mr DragonFly Jones

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Here come more 2012 conspiracies.
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We get to hear all the cooks for the next year and 11 months. The ignore user button is going to get a lot of burn.
 
Originally Posted by Mr DragonFly Jones

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Here come more 2012 conspiracies.
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We get to hear all the cooks for the next year and 11 months. The ignore user button is going to get a lot of burn.
 
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