Your navigation system just got a critical update, one that happens periodically because Earth’s magnetic north pole keeps moving. Here’s what to know.

In mid-December of 2024, scientists officially updated the World Magnetic Model (WMM), which helps keep track of our planet’s magnetic north and its chaotic and relatively unpredictable movements.

Earth's magnetic north pole is on the move, prompting updates to the World Magnetic Model (WMM). This crucial tool for ...

It's time to recalibrate the navigation systems on ships, airplanes, as the position of the magnetic North Pole is officially ...

British and American scientists have traced this motion over time. Every five years, they release a new edition of the World Magnetic Model (WMM), a tool used by GPS systems and navigation devices ...

Earth’s magnetic north is not static. Like an anchorless buoy pushed by ocean waves, the magnetic field is constantly on the move as liquid iron sloshes around in the planet’s outer core.

In mid-December of 2024, scientists officially updated the World Magnetic Model (WMM), which helps keep track of our planet’s magnetic north and its chaotic and relatively unpredictable movements.

find magnetic north using the World Magnetic Model, as it was named in 1990. Developed by the British Geological Survey and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, this model notes ...

Every five years, scientists at the British Geological Survey, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other agencies release an updated World Magnetic Model of Earth’s ...