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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’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Northern Territory minister has been criticised for scientifically inaccurate claims th...

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by Donna Lu Assistant editor, climate, environment and science
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’

A Northern Territory minister has been criticised for scientifically inaccurate claims that groundwater in the Northern Territory needs to be used to prevent the Earth’s magnetic poles from flipping.

The NT minister for trade and business, Robyn Cahill, made the claim while speaking in Darwin last week about the government’s push to make the territory “the datacentre capital of the globe”.

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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Donna Lu Assistant editor, climate, environment and science.

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