Earth’s magnetic north pole is on the move, and scientists just updated its position
Your navigation system just got a critical update, one that happens periodically because Earth’s magnetic north pole keeps moving. Here’s what to know.
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Earth’s magnetic North Pole is shifting and scientists uncover its new position; study reveals
The speed at which the magnetic North Pole moves has been changing. From 1990 to 2000, the pole drifted at a rate of 55 kilometers per year. The speed had decreased to about 35 kilometers per year by ...
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'Earth’s North pole has shifted': Drift could wipe out tech, navigation and more, warn scientists
Dr. Arnaud Chulliat, a senior research scientist at the University of Colorado, highlights that delays in updating the World Magnetic Model can amplify navigation errors. Dr. William Brown, a ...
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Earth's Magnetic North Pole Is On The Move, This Is How Far It Has Shifted
However, scientists noted that the latest WMM update follows a period of highly unusual activity for the magnetic north pole. They said that in 1990 the drift accelerated, increasing from 15 ...
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Australia stole a big chunk of land from Canada 1.7 billion years ago
Still, there are some quirks about continental drift that we’re still learning ... the large rock mass was originally attached to the North American continent some 1.7 billion years ago ...
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Earth’s magnetic north pole is on the move, and scientists just updated its position
Scientists have released a new model tracking the position of the magnetic north pole, revealing that the pole is now closer to Siberia than it was five years ago and is continuing to drift toward ...