Politician’s claim Earth’s magnetic poles could flip if NT doesn’t use more groundwater criticised by experts
Northern Territory minister Robyn Cahill faced backlash after claiming that extracting groundwater is necessary to prevent the Earth's magnetic poles from flipping. Experts have dismissed the claim as scientifically baseless and concerning for a policymaker.
Robyn Cahill claimed the NT had so much groundwater ‘we need to use some of it otherwise we might find ourselves flipping the poles again’. Photograph: Lloyd Jones/AAP Robyn Cahill claimed the NT had so much groundwater ‘we need to use some of it otherwise we might find ourselves flipping the poles again’. Photograph: Lloyd Jones/AAP Northern Territory Politician’s claim Earth’s magnetic poles could flip if NT doesn’t use more groundwater criticised by experts NT minister for trade and business Robyn Cahill makes scientifically inaccurate claims while pushing to make territory ‘datacentre capital of the globe’
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