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The Magnetic North Pole Has Shifted Again. Here’s Why It Matters
Magnetic north is not fixed like its geographic counterpart, the North Pole. Instead ... At the heart of magnetic north’s migration lie two massive magnetic lobes beneath Earth’s crust ...
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Bluegrass Skies: How sunspots affect magnetic migration
NASA proclaimed 2024 to be “Heliophysics Big Year,” and with good reason. Heliophysics is the study of the sun, and 2024 gave ...
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Earth’s magnetic north pole is on the move, and scientists just updated its position
south of the true North Pole. We now know that every day, magnetic north traces an elliptical path of about 75 miles (120 kilometers). Since its discovery, magnetic north has drifted away from ...
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Earth's magnetic North Pole is shifting toward Russia
The planet's magnetic North Pole, where compasses point, has been unexpectedly moving toward Russia. While shifting is not a rare occurrence, the pole is moving both faster and differently than it ...
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'55 km a year': Earth’s North Pole is racing towards Russia. Here's why this is problematic
The magnetic North Pole is moving unexpectedly fast toward Russia, raising concerns about the stability of Earth's magnetic field, according to studies. The pole’s movement surged from 15 km per ...