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Flipping poles: what the Sun's changing polarity means for us Earthlings

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It sounds like the plot of an apocalyptic Hollywood blockbuster:  the poles on the Sun are flipping.

But why is this polar flip happening? And, what does changing polarity mean for us Earthlings? We talk to MLive Meteorologist Mark Torregrossa about the sun's latest flip-flop. 

- Melanie Kruvelis, Michigan Radio Newsroom

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