Earth's north magnetic pole is on the move — here's what will happen when our poles flip

• Earth's magnetic field is what protects our planet from harmful space radiation.
• But our protective shield might soon go into a transformation that could threaten the lives on Earth.
• This video shows what will happen when Earth's magnetic poles flip. 

Following is a transcript of the video.

Did you know that Earth has two North Poles? There's the geographic North Pole, which never changes. And there's the magnetic North Pole, which is always on the move. And right now it's moving faster than usual.

Over the past 150 years, the magnetic North Pole has casually wandered 685 miles across northern Canada. But right now it's racing 25 miles a year to the northwest.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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