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Backseat Driver

(4,636 posts)
5. Not flipping, but it is moving (now somewhere near Russia?)
Sun Dec 29, 2019, 02:50 AM
Dec 2019

and, apparently, moving slower again but still messing somewhat with animal migration patterns. Not sure this is what's currently the situation, but according to this article from Sept 2019:

https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/climate-weather/stories/compass-magnetic-north-true-greenwich

For the first time in 360 years, some compasses will actually be right

[snip] But in recent years, the magnetic north pole has been an especially unreliable guide. In fact scientists say it's moving at a faster rate than any time in human history — which could mark the beginning of a catastrophic pole reversal.

Fortunately for Earth-dwellers, that process would still likely take around 10,000 years. Still, the dramatic shift is already causing problems for the countless animals — from birds to bats to sea turtles — that rely on magnetic north for migration.

And possibly the few adventurous humans who still navigate this world with nothing more than a compass.

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Then again: https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/blogs/expedition-arctic-pole-inaccessibility

So, of course, if you're game you could sign up to go for a walkabout to the North Pole of Inaccessibility = https://www.lastpole.co.uk/

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