Politician’s claim Earth’s magnetic poles could flip if NT doesn’t use more groundwater criticised by experts

A Northern Territory minister drew criticism from scientists last week for claiming that groundwater extraction is necessary to prevent Earth's magnetic poles from flipping. Robyn Cahill, the NT's trade and business minister, made the assertion while promoting the territory's ambitions to become the world's datacentre capital. Per The Guardian, experts dismissed the claims as scientifically inaccurate.

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