![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?
![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/full/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
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