In mid-December of 2024, scientists officially updated the World Magnetic Model (WMM), which helps keep track of our planet’s magnetic north and its chaotic and relatively unpredictable movements.

Sir James Clark Ross discovered magnetic north pole in 1831 ... a geophysicist and geomagnetism researcher with the British Geological Survey, said, per CNN. However, scientists noted that the ...

As a result, magnetic north is always changing, and since its discovery in 1831, it has moved roughly 680 ... Because of the unpredictability driven by the planet’s geomagnetism, sometimes scientists ...

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.

As a result, its northernmost point is always on the move. British explorer Sir James Clark Ross discovered the magnetic north pole in 1831 in northern Canada, approximately 1,000 miles (1,609 ...