While USA Today says it did drop back down to 22 miles per year around 2019, it seems like the movement has picked up once again, with the magnetic North Pole ending up in Russia sometime around 2040.

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

After some 400 years of relative stability, Earth's North Magnetic Pole has moved nearly 1,100 kilometers out into the Arctic Ocean during the last century and at its present rate could move from ...

For decades, Earth’s magnetic north pole has been slowly drifting across the Arctic, but recent shifts in its path have caught the attention of scientists—and those who rely on precise ...

As the Earth's magnetic north pole heads towards Siberia, concerns have been raised that the northern lights could move with it. Full Episode. Wednesday, Jul 2. Close Menu. PBS NewsHour.

In the recent past, the magnetic North Pole has moved 34 miles a year toward Russia. Just a half-century ago, the magnetic North Pole was wandering about 7 miles each year. Movement of Earth's ...

Earth's north magnetic pole — which guides many of the world’s navigation systems, including Google Maps — has drifted so fast that authorities have had to officially redefine its location.

British explorer Sir James Clark Ross discovered the magnetic north pole in 1831 in northern Canada, approximately 1,000 miles (1,609 kilometers) south of the true North Pole.

However, the North Magnetic Pole has actually been moving gradually since away from the location it was first documented back in the 1830s. Now, scientists say we may finally understand why it’s ...

The position of the magnetic north pole was first recorded in 1831. But over the coming decades, its position moved. Scientists eventually found the magnetic north was moving at a rate of around ...

After some 400 years of relative stability, Earth’s North Magnetic Pole has moved nearly 1,100 kilometers out into the Arctic Ocean during the last century and at its present rate could move ...