Compasses go Haywire in Hawaii-Magnetic Reversal at Kilauea-Antarctic Meltdown Accelerates
Mount Kilauea, Hawaii’s erupting volcano, has a magnetic field which flows in the OPPOSITE direction to the rest of the planet. The bizarre finding, which sends compasses into an uncontrollable spin, had scientists baffled. But now the reason for the magnetic volte-face has been explained – and it’s even more mind-blowing.