[capt. norm]

There is an annual change noted on updated marine navigation charts. The "compass rose" and associated magnetic lines on nautical charts have always been changing.

This planet is not dead. It will always be going through cycles.

[Sam Cree]

In our area the annual increase in variation is 9 minutes westerly. I've been told that in time that will change and begin to decrease, but I can't remember by who told me that, so don't know if that is considered reliable (that the increase will eventually decrease).