Tag: magnetic

Conspiracy theorist blames Brazil floods on baseless ‘magnetic shift’ claim

As severe floods struck southern Brazil, killing scores and displacing nearly two million people, an account on X claimed the extreme weather event was triggered by the shifting of the planet’s poles. But experts say there is no evidence linking Earth’s magnetic field to global warming; on the contrary, established research shows human-induced warming has […]

Earth’s magnetic field almost collapsed 591 million years ago. It may have allowed complex life to thrive

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Earth’s magnetic field plays a key role in making our planet habitable. The protective bubble over the atmosphere shields the planet from solar radiation, winds, cosmic rays and wild swings in temperature. However, Earth’s magnetic field […]