ActionfigureJoe Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 News Corp Australia Network Planet Earth is alive. Deep beneath its skin, its life blood — rivers of molten iron — pulse around its core. And this mobile iron is what generates the magnetic field that causes auroras — and keeps us alive. But, according to the science journal Nature, something strange is going on deep down below. It’s causing the magnetic North Pole to ‘skitter’ away from Canada, towards Siberia. “The magnetic pole is moving so quickly that it has forced the world’s geomagnetism experts into a rare move,” Nature reports. Graphic via Science Journal NatureSource:Supplied 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. FICKLE TIDES Every year, geophysicists from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the British Geological Survey do a check on how the Earth’s magnetic field is varying. This is necessary as the liquid iron churning in the Earth’s core does not move in a consistent manner. “In 2016, for instance, part of the magnetic field temporarily accelerated deep under northern South America and the eastern Pacific Ocean,” Nature reports. This shift was captured by satellites. Earth has lines of magnetic force looping from North Pole to South Pole, creating Earth's protective magnetosphere. The straight line coming out of the North and South Poles represents Earth's axis of rotation.Source:Supplied RELATED: Something weird’s happening deep beneath the South Atlantic But the movement of the north magnetic pole has been the object of study since 1831. Initially, it was tracked moving into the Arctic Ocean at a rate of about 15km each year. But, since the mid 1990s, it has picked up speed. It’s now shifting at a rate of about 55km a year. But another recent study has revealed the Earth’s magnetic field has been acting up now for some 1000 years. CORE OF THE MATTER Why the magnetic field is shifting so dramatically is unknown. “Geomagnetic pulses, like the one that happened in 2016, might be traced back to ‘hydromagnetic’ waves arising from deep in the core,” Nature reports. “And the fast motion of the north magnetic pole could be linked to a high-speed jet of liquid iron beneath Canada”. This fast-flowing molten river appears to be weakening the magnetic influence of the iron core beneath North America. EXPLORE MORE: How humanity survived a supervolcano “The location of the north magnetic pole appears to be governed by two large-scale patches of magnetic field, one beneath Canada and one beneath Siberia,” Phil Livermore of the University of Leeds told an American Geophysical Union meeting. “The Siberian patch is winning the competition.” And, as global warming opens up more shipping lanes to the north of Russia and Canada, this presents a potentially deadly problem. “The fact that the pole is going fast makes this region more prone to large errors,” says Arnaud Chulliat, a geomagnetist at the University of Colorado Boulder and NOAA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Fucking Zbubs was on this shit like 10 years ago. Better explanation for milder winters than anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 4 minutes ago, Anler said: Fucking Zbubs was on this shit like 10 years ago. Better explanation for milder winters than anything else. Pole shift and axis wobble. Probably the largest reason for changing climates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 36 minutes ago, Rod Johnson said: Pole shift and axis wobble. Probably the largest reason for changing climates Stfu!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ActionfigureJoe Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 How would a fluctuation pole have any effect on climate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 13 minutes ago, ActionfigureJoe said: How would a fluctuation pole have any effect on climate? Science Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 The only way to save the earth is to have a Magnetic Pole Tax. The world should have an agreement on it. The US will lead all funding. We’ll meet in Quebec for the soon to be penned..”Quebec Accord”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ActionfigureJoe Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, Zambroski said: The only way to save the earth is to have a Magnetic Pole Tax. The world should have an agreement on it. The US will lead all funding. We’ll meet in Quebec for the soon to be penned..”Quebec Accord”. No doubt you’re quite familiar with pole taxes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 4 minutes ago, ActionfigureJoe said: No doubt you’re quite familiar with pole taxes I don’t mind those taxes at all. But I ain’t paying $100 for a $4 bottle of champaign unless I get my own pole “taxed”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinfarmer Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 97% of scientists agree this is caused by man made climate change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticCrusher Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 God's plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtssrx Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Hahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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