World Magnetic Model Out-of-Cycle Release--The coming Pole Shift

World Magnetic Model Out-of-Cycle Release

Earth’s northern magnetic pole is moving quickly away from the Canadian Arctic toward Siberia. This movement has forced NCEI’s scientists to update the World Magnetic Model (WMM) mid-cycle.

This map shows the location of the north magnetic pole (white star) and the magnetic declination (contour interval 2 degrees) at the beginning of 2019. Courtesy of NOAA NCEI/CIRES.

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National Geographic

Magnetic north just changed. Here's what that means.

The foundation of many navigation systems, the World Magnetic Model finally got a much-needed update with the end of the U.S. government shutdown.

Newsweek

EARTH’S MAGNETIC POLE IS MOVING ‘QUICKLY’ TOWARD SIBERIA: ‘IT’S CLEAR SOMETHING STRANGE IS HAPPENING’