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Study Links Cluster of Magnetic Pole Flips to Extinction Event

Study Links Cluster of Magnetic Pole Flips to Extinction Event

New research highlights a period with numerous geomagnetic reversals that coincides with a mass extinction and Large Igneous Province activity. While not definitive, the correlation strengthens the case for a connection between pole flips and biotic stress.

Original headline

Magnetic Field Reversals and Extinctions: The Correlation Won't Go Away.