Politician’s claim Earth’s magnetic poles could flip if NT doesn’t use more groundwater criticised by experts
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Northern Territory minister Robyn Cahill made scientifically inaccurate claims about groundwater preventing the Earth's magnetic poles from flipping while promoting the NT as a global datacentre hub. She made the remarks in Darwin last week. Experts criticized the claims for being inaccurate, highlighting the need for fact-checking in political discourse.
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Claim: groundwater use prevents magnetic pole flip.
Robyn Cahill claimed that groundwater in the Northern Territory needs to be used to prevent the Earth’s magnetic poles from flipping.
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Robyn Cahill claimed that groundwater in the Northern Territory needs to be used to prevent the Earth’s magnetic poles from flipping.
The Guardian- Claim: groundwater use prevents magnetic pole flip.
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Loaded language removed<p>NT minister for trade and business Robyn Cahill makes scientifically inaccurate claims while pushing to make territory ‘datacentre capital of the globe’</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a…
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Robyn Cahill claimed that groundwater in the Northern Territory needs to be used to prevent the Earth’s magnetic poles from flipping.
The GuardianThe claim was criticized by experts for being scientifically inaccurate.
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