It’s Official: Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Shifted Again, and It’s Moving Into Unmapped Magnetic Territory
Arezki Amiri
Earth’s magnetic north pole has a new official position. The updated World Magnetic Model 2025, released by the National Centers for Environmental Information (NOAA) and the British Geological Survey, confirms the pole is drifting closer to Siberia.
That matters well beyond geophysics. The model keeps military and civilian planes, ships, submarines, and GPS units aligned with the planet’s changing magnetic field. The pole is now officially closer to northern Russia than to Canada, a notable...