h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Entry: The Adams Transitional Geomagnetic Event: The Hitchhiker's Guide to Climate Change - A88015133
Author: Dmitri Gheorgheni - Not Banned in China - U1590784

Two people sent me links when this story broke today. It obviously belongs in the Guide. I mean, it's not every day that a world-changing phenomenon is named for your website's founder...

Suggestions welcome: I am not a palaeologist, nor am I an astrophysicist. Links, corrections, wording, any more information?

*paleontologist. Sheesh, too much typing.

Thanks for writing this up - the Edited Guide needs this Entry indeed

It reads well, and there was just one thing I wondered about when I read through:

"In that time, the Earth's magnetic field dropped drastically. The reversed field was only 75% of the normal field. During the transition, it dropped to 5% of normal." - I wonder if this would read better chronologically - "In that time, the Earth's magnetic field strength dropped drastically. During the transition, it dropped to 5% of normal. The reversed field strength was only 25% of the normal field strength. " http://phys.org/news/2012-10-extremely-reversal-geomagnetic-field-climate.html

Good idea! Done!

By the way, we have an Entry on Last Chance To See A3784845 so a link can be added

Look forward to seeing this in the Edited Guide

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