Magnetic Reversals
are important to Geology and the rest of the world because it helps us to further understand the mystery of how the Earth
“works”. Learning about and trying to find out more information about
Magnetic Reversals helps us, as humans and civilization, prepare for what we may need to do to be able to continue our ways
of life that we have all grown accustomed to if a Reversal were to occur. As
studies and theories have proven, if a Magnetic Reversal were to occur in the near future, the Earth itself may only see minimal
ramifications (as long as there are no serious solar storms), due to the protection that can be generated from the atmosphere
and ozone layer.
Unfortunately,
there is something we need to do now if we want to be able to keep the protection that is given to us by the ozone
layer during such a reversal. For many years now, the ozone layer’s strength
has been depleting and thinning due to the vast amounts pollution we have created throughout the years. If we continue to not take drastic action against the depletion of the ozone layer, it may not be able
to protect the Earth as well as what is hoped by previously stated theorists. Granted,
there have been no mass extinctions with a correlation to a Magnetic Reversal, but the ozone layer is no where near the strength
it was over 780,000 years ago and therefore we may not have as much protection against mass extinctions as we have had in
the past.
So, with all of our gained
knowledge about Magnetic Reversals, we should perhaps start focusing on one of the most vital protection systems to keep our
cherished way of life and even our future ways of life safe or having a less of a chance of being destroyed.
