John Barleycorn

Earth’s magnetic north pole keeps moving as our planet’s magnetic field changes. It has moved so much, in fact, that scientists issued an early update to the World Magnetic Model (WMM) in February. The WMM informs everything from Google Maps to the US Department of Defense’s navigation systems. The latest version of the WMM, published December 10, shows that magnetic north is…

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