Magnets help explain rain patterns

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"When a magnet is near the critical temperature, a slight perturbation can cause it to switch north and south," Peters said. "When the system reaches the critical point and is so susceptible, a slight change - one more grain of rice, one more coin - can produce a massive response of the system. This phenomenon can be studied using statistical mechanics and critical phenomena."

Is this guy saying that once the Earth heats up to a critical temperature, its poles will flip?
 
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