The premise is that the lithosphere is what actually starts moving, not the pole. The earth’s crust is essentially floating atop a viscous layer that in certain cases can break loose and start rotating. Very strong logic and evidence in the book.
For an extreme pole shift (equator to pole): It would be… shaky? As the whole thing is shifting, there would be many earthquakes, but it’s up in the air as to the size of what magnitude would be.
The most obvious affect, is the literal weather changing where you live. This is underrated, and here’s why:
-Your shelter/house/apartment will now be subject to an entirely different weather pattern. The structure is most likely not built to exist well in a differ t temperature.
I live up north where houses are insulated better, but have no A/C, so our houses would ROAST at a different latitude. A lot of construction elsewhere in the states have external piping, which would freeze, leaving the one buildings with no running water.
Infrastructure is a different issue. Roads are built according the climate they’re existing in right now. I have asphalt roads here I live. They’d become softer and pitted in warmer weather. Concrete roads that exist in hot climates right now, would crack and frost heaven almost immediately once it freezes.
Path of the Pole by Charles Hapgood.
The premise is that the lithosphere is what actually starts moving, not the pole. The earth’s crust is essentially floating atop a viscous layer that in certain cases can break loose and start rotating. Very strong logic and evidence in the book.
For an extreme pole shift (equator to pole): It would be… shaky? As the whole thing is shifting, there would be many earthquakes, but it’s up in the air as to the size of what magnitude would be.
The most obvious affect, is the literal weather changing where you live. This is underrated, and here’s why:
-Your shelter/house/apartment will now be subject to an entirely different weather pattern. The structure is most likely not built to exist well in a differ t temperature.
I live up north where houses are insulated better, but have no A/C, so our houses would ROAST at a different latitude. A lot of construction elsewhere in the states have external piping, which would freeze, leaving the one buildings with no running water.
Infrastructure is a different issue. Roads are built according the climate they’re existing in right now. I have asphalt roads here I live. They’d become softer and pitted in warmer weather. Concrete roads that exist in hot climates right now, would crack and frost heaven almost immediately once it freezes.