Earth's magnetic North Pole is on the move, scientists just updated its position

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Upcoming https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geomagnetic_reversal ?

This would have such immense concequences

Apparently we are long overdue

From the above linked article:

> The duration of a full reversal varies between 2,000 and 12,000 years.

So not something that will have an even remote impact on a human timescale.

I wonder how long the transit from 45N to 45S latitudes will be. My gut says the pole will move fastest at the equator (a la the zero crossing of a sine wave).

In the not too distant future humanity will see the magnetic pole at the equator. Wow.

this is unacceptable, that the pole is moving towards russia

it's imperative for america that we control the magnetic pole, and it remains in our continent.

Therefore, I'm signing an executive order....

It shall henceforth be known as Magnetic America, as opposed to True America, which lies somewhere in the body of water between Florida and the Yucatán peninsula …

Perhaps speak to the scientists who just updated its position and get them to update its position the other way?

you forgot the uppercase

In other ways the strongest attraction can arise from things are are not "true north" either ;)

Plus it can be a moving target too . . .

is on the move... approaching the actual geographic pole.

but its going too fast!

What happens if they collide at speed?

> is on the move... approaching the actual geographic pole.

If you're referring true/geographic north, no, it's actually moving farther away from it.

> https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/bgsmagnetic...

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