Re: VMS could save the world ! (asteroid research)

From: Bob Koehler (koehler_at_eisner.nospam.encompasserve.org)
Date: 11/25/03


Date: 25 Nov 2003 07:49:48 -0600

In article <3FC2D82A.95758ADA@istop.com>, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@istop.com> writes:

> (one a more scary note, PBS last week had a documentary warning that the
> earth's magnetic field was weakening, which was not only very dangerous for us
> (protects from radiation), but also a sign that the poles may change within
> 1000 years (north pole woudl become south pole from magnetic point of view).

   According to the documentary it's not all that dangerous to our
   health. Although the magnetic field is a shield from some forms of
   radiation the cancer rate increase due to increased radiation was
   predicted to be small.



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