![The Earth's magnetic north pole is shifting rapidly – so what will happen to the northern lights? | PBS NewsHour The Earth's magnetic north pole is shifting rapidly – so what will happen to the northern lights? | PBS NewsHour](https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/05/north-pole-2-1024x582.png)
The Earth's magnetic north pole is shifting rapidly – so what will happen to the northern lights? | PBS NewsHour
![Our magnetic poles shifted in the past. Are we overdue for another shift, and how will that affect our electronics, the continents, and the Sun's effect on us while the poles shift? Our magnetic poles shifted in the past. Are we overdue for another shift, and how will that affect our electronics, the continents, and the Sun's effect on us while the poles shift?](https://www.astronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/wanderingpoles.png)
Our magnetic poles shifted in the past. Are we overdue for another shift, and how will that affect our electronics, the continents, and the Sun's effect on us while the poles shift?
![Earth's magnetic field protects life on Earth from radiation, but it can move, and the magnetic poles can even flip Earth's magnetic field protects life on Earth from radiation, but it can move, and the magnetic poles can even flip](https://images.theconversation.com/files/559180/original/file-20231113-26-sdwidj.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=1000&fit=clip)