![Earth's magnetic field protects life on Earth from radiation, but it can move, and the magnetic poles can even flip Earth's magnetic field protects life on Earth from radiation, but it can move, and the magnetic poles can even flip](https://images.theconversation.com/files/559180/original/file-20231113-26-sdwidj.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=1000&fit=clip)
Earth's magnetic field protects life on Earth from radiation, but it can move, and the magnetic poles can even flip
![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?](https://www.astronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/wanderingpoles.png)
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?
![Why does a magnetic compass point to the Geographic North Pole? | Science Questions with Surprising Answers Why does a magnetic compass point to the Geographic North Pole? | Science Questions with Surprising Answers](https://wtamu.edu/~cbaird/sq/images/poles.png)