The updated version of the World Magnetic Model was released on Dec. 17, with a new prediction of how the magnetic north pole will shift over the next five years. Here's why it was changed.

Earth’s magnetic north is not static. Like an anchorless buoy pushed by ocean waves, the magnetic field is constantly on the move as liquid iron sloshes around in the planet’s outer core.

Earth's magnetic north pole is shifting, ... The map and other GPS-driven apps in your smartphone will receive the required update from the respective service providers. Advertisement.

This magnetic map illustrates significant changes in the Earth's magnetic field over time. The newly released magnetic field map shows that over the past five years, the magnetic North Pole has ...

Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Is Shifting Toward Siberia and Raising Questions About Unusual Movement Scientists released an update to a model that maps the ever-moving pole and has significant ...

Data has estimated Earth’s North and South magnetic poles flip every 200,000-300,000 years. A study in 2018 revealed that it has been roughly 780,000 years since the last such event, causing ...

The researchers then laid their 3D map of Earth's space system over the world, and found that the time period of the Laschamps excursion—which lasted from about 41,000 to 39,000 BP—coincided ...