Earth's magnetic North Pole is on the move, scientists just updated its position

Re:Earth's magnetic North Pole is on the move, scientists ju... by dddw on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @03:38PM (#42784933)

This would have such immense concequences

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Re:Earth's magnetic North Pole is on the move, scientists ju... by beAbU on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @04:09PM (#42785227)

From the above linked article:

> The duration of a full reversal varies between 2,000 and 12,000 years.

So not something that will have an even remote impact on a human timescale.

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Re:Earth's magnetic North Pole is on the move, scientists ju... by vdjskshi on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @08:18PM (#42787504)

I wonder how long the transit from 45N to 45S latitudes will be. My gut says the pole will move fastest at the equator (a la the zero crossing of a sine wave).

In the not too distant future humanity will see the magnetic pole at the equator. Wow.

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Re:Earth's magnetic North Pole is on the move, scientists ju... by dddw on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @03:45PM (#42784999)

Apparently we are long overdue

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