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Earth's Magnetic North Pole Is Shifting Toward Siberia and Raising Questions About Unusual Movement
Now, something unusual seems to be happening ... a tool used by GPS systems and navigation devices that maps the north magnetic pole. As of the latest revision, released in December, its ...
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Earth’s magnetic north pole is on the move, and scientists just updated its position
However, the latest WMM update follows a period of highly unusual activity for the magnetic north pole. In 1990, its northern drift accelerated, increasing from 9.3 miles (15 kilometers ...
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Earth's magnetic North Pole is shifting toward Russia
The planet's magnetic North Pole, where compasses point ... waters," in addition to playing a role in GPS systems. The unusual push toward Russia "isn't just an intriguing natural occurrence ...