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Why Do Pilots Say 'Winds Aloft Are True' When Forecasts Are Often Inaccurate?
Question: Why do people say, "Winds aloft are true," when what is forecast is often notoriously inaccurate from what you really experience at altitude? I am a student pilot and this has messed me up ...
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Earth's magnetic north pole is on the move and it's confusing the maps on your phone
So, while the geographical true north is still at the tip of the Prime Meridian, the magnetic north meandering towards the expanses of Siberia. This obviously has long-ranging implications for the ...
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What would the Earth be like if it wasn’t magnetic?
The Earth acts like a giant bar magnet, with a magnetic north and south pole. Confusingly, these are not in the same place as the geographic north (True North) and south pole. In fact, they ...
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Neither Ukrainian soldiers nor NATO: scientists warn that it is the North Pole that is hurtling towards Russia
Based on the most up-to-date models, the Magnetic North Pole (MNP) is continuing on its trajectory towards Russia. Not to be confused with the Geographic North Pole, sometimes called “True North ...
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The position of the magnetic north pole is officially changing. Why?
On Dec. 17, the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) and the British Geological Survey (BGS) released an updated version of the World Magnetic Model, a prediction for how Earth's ...