GPS systems, planes and military equipment track the magnetic field and rely on accurate models of magnetic north to function ...

One new study identifies a 17% increase in the destructive potential of the strongest nor’easters, while another bolsters ...

But the movement of the north magnetic pole has been the object of study since 1831. Initially, it was tracked moving into the Arctic Ocean at a rate of about 10 miles each year. But, since the ...

The magnetic north pole just isn’t where it used to be. Ever since the British polar explorer James Clark Ross first identified it on the Boothia Peninsula in Canada’s Nunavut territory in ...

In fact, since the 1830s, the north magnetic pole of Earth has relocated roughly 1,400 miles across the upper stretches of the Northern Hemisphere from Canada towards Siberia.

Your navigation system just got a critical update, one that happens periodically because Earth’s magnetic north pole keeps moving. Here’s what to know.

British scientists said the magnetic North Pole was moving rapidly toward Russia. Here's what that means. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap messages Get the USA TODAY app ...

Subsequent expeditions, and global observations from both Earth's surface and space, allow a reconstruction of the history of the north magnetic pole. Prior to 1990, the north magnetic pole moved ...

The next update was due in 2020. But in early 2018, scientists found that the north magnetic pole had picked up speed and was heading eastward at a lively clip, about 35 miles a year.

The magnetic North Pole is on a journey toward Russia in a way that has not been seen before. The British Geological Survey (BGS) works with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

While the magnetic north pole is on the move, the south magnetic pole is comparatively static. It’s moving northward, but at only about five to 10 kilometers per year, with hardly any movement ...