[Az-Geocaching] Magnetic Pole Reversal & Sunspot 652

[rhrdn8@juno.com]

Here's a link I found interesting regarding the reversing of our magnetic pole.  I wonder if the GPS manufacturers are preparing for a unit that points south?  :O  Satellites over the South Atlantic have already experienced problems from the 15% magnetic field deterioration that we already have.  There's also recent reports from around the world where entire flocks of homing pigeons have disappeared during races.

http://www.earthfiles.com/news/news.cfm?ID=751&category=Science

Here's another link discussing "Sunspot 652."  This Sunspot has grown to 20 times the size of earth since Friday, and is pointing directly towards earth.  NASA is worried and said: "If the active region generates coronal mass ejections (CMEs), massive explosions with a potential force of a billion megaton bombs, it will be a fairly direct hit to Earth and its Satellites and power grids."

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/hugesunspots_040723.html 

Rand (RandMan)