Как весело живем! Оказывается, даже если не коллайдер, то все равно нам всем хана. Не то в 2012, не то в 2030.
"Ну что с человеком ни делай, он все равно упрямо ползет на кладбище". (с)
Кстати, секретным физикам вопрос. С какого это черта магнитные полюса Земли должны меняться периодически? И правда ли, что за последние 5 лет Северный полюс "ушел на юх" на 200км?
Корче, ниче серьезного пока нету. Потому что никто все равно нифига не знает. Можно пить пыво спокойно.
Effects on biosphere and human society
Because the magnetic field has never been observed to reverse by humans with instrumentation, and the mechanism of field generation is not well understood, it is difficult to say what the characteristics of the magnetic field might be leading up to such a reversal. Some speculate that a greatly diminished magnetic field during a reversal period will expose the surface of the earth to a substantial and potentially damaging increase in cosmic radiation. However, Homo erectus and their ancestors certainly survived many previous reversals. There is no uncontested evidence that a magnetic field reversal has ever caused any biological extinctions. A possible explanation is that the solar wind may induce a sufficient magnetic field in the Earth's ionosphere to shield the surface from energetic particles even in the absence of the Earth's normal magnetic field [7].
Although the inspection of past reversals does not indicate biological extinctions, present society with its reliance on electricity and electromagnetic effects (e.g. radio, satellite communications) may be vulnerable to technological disruptions in the event of a full field reversal.
The period when the Earth will have no magnetic shield will be characterized by increased level of ionizing radiation with all its malign effects.
