North Pole on the move.

[➕👇 ꓤꓱꓷꓠꓵ🎵Tone]

[How come I didn't know this...?]

 

Magnetic North Pole moves closer to Russia in way never seen before by scientists
Jabed Ahmed
Saturday 16 November 2024

In the past five years, the magnetic north pole has significantly slowed down.

Scientists have detected unexpected activity in the high Arctic as the magnetic North Pole heads towards Russia in a way that has never been seen before.

Compass needles in the northern hemisphere point in the direction of the magnetic North Pole, and the location varies as a result of the changing contours of Earth's magnetic fields...

1600 to 1990, it is estimated to have moved about 10-15km a year. In the early 2000s, it sped up to around 55km a year, Dr Brown told The Independent.

In the past five years, the magnetic north pole has significantly slowed down to about 25km a year.

 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/magnetic-north-pole-russia-geology-b2648342.html

 

Edited yesterday at 06:22 AM by ➕👇 ꓤꓱꓷꓠꓵ🎵Tone

[➕👇 ꓤꓱꓷꓠꓵ🎵Tone]

I find the comment under the picture a tad confusing.  It says:

"Compass needles in the northern hemisphere point in the direction of the magnetic North Pole...

 

Where do they think the compass needles of the southern hemisphere point?

Signed,

Concerned southern hemispherian.

[Mike047]

Good point, Tony, and of course pointing North. Although there have been times when the North and South Poles 'flip'.

[Witness1970]

4 hours ago, ➕👇 ꓤꓱꓷꓠꓵ🎵Tone said:

I find the comment under the picture a tad confusing.  It says:

"Compass needles in the northern hemisphere point in the direction of the magnetic North Pole...

 

Where do they think the compass needles of the southern hemisphere point?

Signed,

Concerned southern hemispherian.

A compass needle has two ends that are painted different colors, with red indicating north. When a compass is in the northern hemisphere, the north end of the needle is pulled down towards the Earth, so the south end must be counterweighted to balance it. If a northern-hemisphere compass is used south of the equator, the south end of the needle is pulled down instead. Since the south end is already weighted, this pull causes it to drag on the bottom of the compass, resulting in less than accurate readings. A compass designed for the southern hemisphere is weighted differently to avoid this problem.