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North Magnetic Pole Is Shifting Rapidly Toward Russia
January 8, 2008 | National Geographic News

An article in National Geographic News explains how the magnetic North Pole is moving towards Russia at a rate of about 25 miles per year. The normal rate of movement is normally a lot slower. Earth’s magnetic field is oscillating.


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