Listen right NASA the professional scientists have repeatedly said nothing bad will happen 2012 people just want to scare you so please don't be fooled i was scared but nasa are professionals so if they say nothing will happen nothing will happen all other prophecies have been wrong so will this one
yes
There is no exact answer, because it is not known how abruptly it could happen or how much damage it could do. An abrupt pole shift has not happened in earth's history and is very unlikely in the future. Pole shifts do happen, but are not devastating at all and are barely noticeable.
The rate of magnetic pole shift can vary, but currently the magnetic north pole is moving at a rate of approximately 34 miles per year towards Russia. This rate has been gradually increasing in recent years.
no it cannot
There is no way to tell but there was a pole shift 800 million years ago the pole shift could cause things like floods or even change our tilt it may even make us spin forever no one knows, it might not even happen so don't worry about it it could be millions of years before it does hope that helps
A pole shift refers to a change in the Earth's rotational axis, which can affect the distribution of land and sea but does not cause the continents to physically move. Plate tectonics are responsible for the movement of continents over long geological timescales.
In the event of a pole shift, some of the safest locations in the USA to consider are areas with higher elevations and stable geological formations, such as the Rocky Mountains, the Appalachian Mountains, and the Pacific Northwest. These regions may offer better protection from potential natural disasters associated with a pole shift.
reception
Nothing, pole shifts occur over thousands of years, the worst that would happen would be compasses being messed up.
No, Earth's north magnetic pole is not aligned with the geographic south pole. The north magnetic pole is actually located in the Northern Hemisphere, while the geographic south pole is at the southernmost point on Earth. The magnetic poles are influenced by the planet's molten core and can shift over time, leading to a misalignment with the geographic poles.
YES!!! It has always had a 'pole shift'. If you look on any sophisticated map , there will be a key indicating true (Axial) North and Magnetic North. The Magnetic North will have an indication on it showing it is increasing/decreasing by so much per year. So the magnetic pole is shifting. Also, the true(axial) north is shifting too. This is because of 'Precession'. This is because the Earth spins on a daily basis, and the axis (Poles) counter spins much more slowly. So the poles are shifting. NB Spin a gyro. Notice ,whilst spinning the gyro appears to 'wobble' , this is precession, and the Earth does exactly the same.
The seasonal shift comes from the tilt of the earth's rotational axis. During winter the north pole will be more distant from the sun, relative the south pole; and vice versa during summer.