Earth's north magnetic pole sprints toward Siberia

North isn't quite where it was after the Earth's north geomagnetic pole made an unexpected sprint across arctic Canada. According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), scientists at the agency's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) bureau have had to update its World Magnetic Model (WMM) almost a year early because the magnetic pole is moving faster than predicted, which could affect global navigation.

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Category: Science

Tags:

• Arctic
• Geology
• Magnetic field
• NOAA

from New Atlas (Gizmag) http://bit.ly/2t7SCI2