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Earth’s magnetic field has been shifting rapidly its magnetic North pole since it’s the time it was discovered in 1831 but scientists have been a little worried since the magnetic counterpart indicated by the N in a compass might slightly shift towards Siberia.
Scientists at the British Geological Survey (BGF) have been worried about its pace at which it is moving. “Since its first formal discovery in 1831, the north magnetic pole has been traveled around 1,400 miles (2,250 km),” the NOAA’s National Center for Environmental Information (NCEI) have explained in its website.
The magnetic north pole has been accelerated to an average speed of 55 kilometers (34 mile) per year.
It has been moving towards Russia according to the data collected n the past but it have slowed down to about 40 kilometers (25 miles) annually, but according to theoretical measures going back to hundreds of years, this is a phenomenon scientists have never witnessed before.
“The movement since the 1990 is much faster than at any time for at least four centuries,” geometric specialist Ciaran Beggan from the British Geological Survey (BGS).
Although the scientists don’t know the reason behind it they can only calculate the speed or the rate of change over time to predict how it may affect the future.
Currently the north magnetic pole has been moving away from Canada and towards Siberia at a speed of roughly 50 km a year. This rapid movement is now a concern the way how it affects the global navigation system especially at high altitudes. According researchers its out of concern for those living in Arctic region , at high altitude areas, and at sea. Scientists have also updated the plane’s magnetic field lines to point out of the latest location .
