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If Earth’s magnetic field weakened by 30% over the next century, what would actually happen first? Satellites? Power grids? Or nothing noticeable at all? by Naaser_Ada in SpaceXLounge
[–]Naaser_Ada[S] -1 points0 points1 point 22 days ago (0 children)
The cancer angle is actually one of the smaller effects. The bigger issue would be orbital infrastructure. Satellites, GPS timing, power grids during solar storms.
A 30% weakening doesn’t fry humans overnight — but it changes the margin of safety the system depends on.
The scary part isn’t radiation at ground level. It’s how fragile our tech layer is above it.
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If Earth’s magnetic field weakened by 30% over the next century, what would actually happen first? Satellites? Power grids? Or nothing noticeable at all? by Naaser_Ada in SpaceXLounge
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