Scary, especially if those scientists are right who theorize that Mars'
atmosphere was "scrubbed" away in a process that began with a loss of its
magnetic field.
Scout

"jlrogers" wrote in message
. com...
....the strength of the Earth's protective magnetic shield has decreased
10 percent over the past 150 years. During the same period, the north
magnetic pole wandered about 685 miles out into the Arctic, according to a
new analysis by Stoner.

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercu...a/13361264.htm