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The ozone hole over the South Pole is now bigger than Antarctica


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Earth's magnetic north pole has been shifting south at speeds up to 30 miles per year recently. That's prompting some scientists to suggest we're on the brink of a geomagnetic reversal, where Earth's magnetic north and south poles swap places. Such a reversal hasn't happened for 780,000 years.

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Ozone Hole Over South Pole Is Now Larger Than Antarctica

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