The cracks in the earth's magnetic field have become larger. Even a crack has broken into two pieces. As a result, scientists are fearing terrible solar particles, solar radiation, and cosmic rays in the relevant areas of the earth. This is according to a recent report by the US space agency NASA.
The NASA report said that this could cause damage to the International Space Station or important equipment of various artificial satellites orbiting through the area. Also, the telecommunication, electricity connection, and navigation system in the area may be disrupted.
It is known that another name of this magnetic field of the earth is the geomagnetic field. Which surrounds our bluish planet and extends for millions of kilometers in space. It is this magnetic field that protects us at every moment from the scouring of terrible solar radiation and highly toxic cosmic rays. When solar radiation and cosmic rays hit the earth, it is this magnetic field that moves it as far away as possible.
In the seventies of the last century, a huge crack appeared in the geomagnetic field. Named South Atlantic Anomaly or SAA. From then on, the earth's magnetic field began to weaken. The crack is located in the Earth's magnetic field over South America and the South Atlantic Ocean.
Citing a NASA report, Anandabazar says the Earth's magnetic field has weakened over the past 50 years. The crater in the South Atlantic Anomaly has grown in size, and it has broken into two pieces. That means two big cracks have been created.
NASA has noticed that the cracks in the Earth's magnetic field are increasing day by day. As a result, the magnetic field in the area is getting weaker and weaker.
NASA has warned that these areas are in danger in the coming days due to this crack. For those who live in the area, this natural magnetic shield is weak enough to withstand the onslaught of solar particles, solar radiation, and cosmic rays. As a result, solar radiation and cosmic rays can cause significant damage to important components of the International Space Station and artificial satellites orbiting the Earth through that area.
Earlier in May, the European Space Agency reported that the Earth's magnetic field had weakened by 9 percent in the past 200 years. And in the area of the magnetic field where the crack has grown and broken into two pieces, the magnetic field has lost 6 percent of its strength in the last 50 years.
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