Shalom All:

This is from the DrudgeReport http://www.drudgereport.com/flash1.htm

"NYT: COLLAPSE OF THE EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD ACCELERATES
Mon Jul 12 2004 18:17:38 ET

"The collapse of the earth's magnetic field, which both guards the
planet and guides many of its creatures, appears to have started in
earnest about 150 years ago, the NY TIMES is planning to report on Page
Ones Tuesday.

"Science reporter Bill Broad has filed a report, according to newsroom
sources, which explores how: 'The field's strength has waned 10 percent
to 15 percent so far and this deterioration has accelerated of late,
increasing debate over whether it portends a reversal of the lines of
magnetic force that normally envelop the earth."

"Broad explains: "During a reversal, the main field weakens, almost
vanishes, and then reappears with opposite polarity. Afterward, compass
needles that normally point north would point south, and during the
thousands of years of transition much in the heavens and Earth would go
askew."

"Broad claims: "A reversal could knock out power grids, hurt astronauts
and satellites, widen atmospheric ozone holes, send polar auroras
flashing to the equator and confuse birds, fish and migratory animals
that rely on the steadiness of the magnetic field as a navigation aid."

"Developing... "

Dianne
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