[Tom Tetroxide]

“The new version is of timely importance too as the magnetic north pole’s movement seems to be accelerating.”
https://www.iflscience.com/why-is-earths-magnetic-north-pole-moving-eastwards-across-the-globe-76827

[Roadrunner383]

Global warming no doubt.

[Dad was my hero]

Coincides with the WH’s new position come Jan 20!

But seriously I do get concerned in the event the poles flip, wondering what that will do to our navigation equipment.

[aposiopetic]

I thought it might be as head of the Secret Service or Ambassador to Grand Fenwick.

[smokingfrog]

If you live in Nunavut, you won’t notice the difference.

[knarf]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/01JvqO3fvwY?feature=share

[PerConPat]

Hope the durn thing stays healthy... The magnetic field protects Earth from the charged particles of the solar wind and cosmic rays that would otherwise strip away the upper atmosphere, including the ozone layer that protects Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation.

[Uncle Miltie]

There must be a Ukie / Russ angle to this for partisans to fight over ...

[Paladin2]

It moves always. It’s an analog thing, not to be well Digitized.

[Myrddin]

Airport runways are designated with the magnetic direction on the threshold. The movement has been significant enough to require updating and repainting the correct magnetic orientation on a few runways.

[metmom]

And so what’s the significance of this for us, aside from navigation issues?

[nicepaco]

Boy that is really hauling some asses!
According to my edge of the envelope calculation it has moved 500 NM in 20 years. It would be ok with me if it stayed close to True North for a while.

[DannyTN]

Mrs Clause needed a change of scenery.

[maddog55]

It changes constantly and always has.

[PIF]

The Egg is getting ready to hatch.

[Red Badger]

"...increasing in speed every year until about five years ago, when it suddenly decelerated from 50 to 35 km per year, which is the biggest deceleration in speed we’ve ever seen,” added Dr Brown.

MARTY! DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?????...............

[Paal Gulli]

"...Since the magnetic poles are constantly moving, albeit very slowly, the NOAA and the British Geological Survey (BGS) have to regularly revise their models...."

In other words, this means there's nothing new to report (because the magnetic pole moves constantly) except that it finally moved enough that some bureaucrats could be bothered to record the change.