Posted on 12/18/2024 7:00:12 PM PST by Tom Tetroxide
Hping to keep tabs on the magnetic north's wandering ways, the World Magnetic Model 2025 has been released this week, revealing the latest official predicted placement of Earth's magnetic fields. This version will remain valid until late 2029, during which time we can expect to see the magnetic north pole slowly edge further toward Russia.
The new version is of timely importance too as the magnetic north pole’s movement seems to be accelerating.
Since the 1830s, the north magnetic pole of Earth has relocated some 2,250 kilometers (1,400 miles) across the upper stretches of the Northern Hemisphere from Canada towards Siberia. Between 1990 and 2005, the rate of pole movement increased from less than 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) per year to around 50 to 60 kilometers (31 to 37 miles) per year.
“The current behaviour of magnetic north is something that we have never observed before. Magnetic north has been moving slowly around Canada since the 1500s but, in the past 20 years, it accelerated towards Siberia, increasing in speed every year until about five years ago, when it suddenly decelerated from 50 to 35 km per year, which is the biggest deceleration in speed we’ve ever seen,” added Dr Brown.
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
“The new version is of timely importance too as the magnetic north pole’s movement seems to be accelerating.”
https://www.iflscience.com/why-is-earths-magnetic-north-pole-moving-eastwards-across-the-globe-76827
Global warming no doubt.
Coincides with the WH’s new position come Jan 20!
But seriously I do get concerned in the event the poles flip, wondering what that will do to our navigation equipment.
“Global warming no doubt.”
Considering that the pole is moving towards Russia, that clearly shows that PUTIN is involved (at least to Zeepers and Hillary).
Continental plates shifting...
That shows it in Canada in 1850! Can that be right? The magnetic North ought to be at the Northernmost part of the world. Who’s in charge of this project and how many billions did this cost us? Next thing we know the Rooskies will be in charge of the magnetic North. This is a national security concern.
Cool picture
I thought it might be as head of the Secret Service or Ambassador to Grand Fenwick.
LOL…I went looking for Global Climate Change in the article.
1850 corresponds to the alleged beginning of global warming.
If you live in Nunavut, you won’t notice the difference.
Hope the durn thing stays healthy... The magnetic field protects Earth from the charged particles of the solar wind and cosmic rays that would otherwise strip away the upper atmosphere, including the ozone layer that protects Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation.
Even the magnetic north wants to get away from Canada. Russia is preferable.
There must be a Ukie / Russ angle to this for partisans to fight over ...
It moves always. It’s an analog thing, not to be well Digitized.
Very nice picture
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