On January 30 (delayed due to the US Government shutdown), the World Magnetic Model — which governs modern navigation systems — is due to undergo an urgent update.
This model is a vital component of systems ranging from geopositioning systems used to navigate ships through to smartphone trackers and maps.
The current model was expected to be valid until 2020. But the magnetic pole began to shift so quickly, it was realised in 2018 that the model had to be fixed — now.
“They realised that it was so inaccurate that it was about to exceed the acceptable (safe) limit for navigational errors,” Nature reports. ...
Link: https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/earths-magnetic-pole-is-on-the-move-fast-and-we-dont-know-why/news-story/341c92307a6b19d25b38836c6097be9d
Map showing the recent dramatic shift in location of the magnetic north pole.
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- Map showing the recent dramatic shift in location of the magnetic north pole. [LINK]
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- NedoftheHill - 6:28pm 1/11/19
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- no doubt a result of American's love affair with fossil fuels. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 9:53am 1/12/19
- Is the South Pole moving in the same dramatic but opposite path? [NT] - jimbasil - 11:19pm 1/11/19
- Presume Polar Change can only be stopped by raising taxes.... [NT]
- TakethetrainKnute - 8:16pm 1/11/19
- this was known to be coming for many yrs (I remember it being discussed in a college geology class)- - BaronVonZemo - 10:33am 1/12/19
- Trump's fault... - TakethetrainKnute - 3:49pm 1/13/19
- this was known to be coming for many yrs (I remember it being discussed in a college geology class)- - BaronVonZemo - 10:33am 1/12/19
- This is fascinating - Chris94 - 8:06pm 1/11/19
- We're fucked. - AlbanyIRISH - 7:31pm 1/11/19