I am not one of the followers or believers of the 2012 theory, but this news supports believers in that theory especially the ones who believe in planetary pole shifts. It appears that our planet's North Magnetic Pole is moving from Canada to Russia at a rate of almost 40 miles a year!The magnetic north pole had moved little from the time scientists first located it in 1831. Then in 1904, the pole began shifting northeastward at a steady pace of about 9 miles (15 kilometers) a year.
In 1989 it sped up again, and in 2007 scientists confirmed that the pole is now galloping toward Siberia at 34 to 37 miles (55 to 60 kilometers) a year...
Scientists had long suspected that, since the molten core is constantly moving, changes in its magnetism might be affecting the surface location of magnetic north.
Source: National Geographic
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