Earth’s north magnetic pole is on the move again
Earth’s magnetic north is not static. Like an anchorless buoy pushed by ocean waves, the magnetic field is constantly on the move as liquid iron sloshes around in the planet’s outer core.
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Why Is Santa From the North Pole? Here’s How the Legend Originated and Why Different Towns Lay Claim to It
Around 1952, the Millers decided to put down permanent roots and set up a trading post outside Fairbanks, near the Davis homestead in what would be called North Pole. One day, a child who had seen ...
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Scientists Explain That The North and South Pole Are Moving, And One Day A Pole Reversal May Be In The Cards
What are they? Sign Up to receive the Twisted Sifters weekly newsletter for the best Internet culture news updates. The post Scientists Explain That The North and South Pole Are Moving ...
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We might finally know why Earth’s north magnetic pole is moving
If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. When you think of the North Pole’s location, you probably imagine it is the ...
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The Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Is Moving — Here's What That Means for the Planet
Besides the geographic North Pole — an area that some children worldwide recognize as the home of Santa and all his reindeer — the Earth also has a magnetic North Pole. These magnetic poles ...
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The Magnetic North Pole Is Drifting Across the Arctic Toward Siberia
(Credit: Yanik Chauvin/Shutterstock) The north magnetic pole ... may be an early sign that Earth's magnetic poles could reverse. Although this sounds intimidating, our planet has survived hundreds of ...