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Originally posted by Paroxysm
reply to post by Human_Alien
Have you chosen to ignore the information offered forward by Weedwhacker?
I think he really provided some great insight, which only an active pilot would have.
Pole shifting is a fascinating and important process in geological history, but will have nothing to do with the Mayans or with 2012.
If I may, you also need to add the distinction between Magnetic North and True North.
I don't even know if this will effect my toilet bowl water.
Originally posted by kinda kurious
Related article from National Geographic 2005.
Contrary to tbo (Tampa Bay Online) link in my prior post, this article states shift of pole is 25 miles per year, not 40.
news.nationalgeographic.com...
Originally posted by Paroxysm
This is not a geographic relocation of the poles people, we are talking about the magnetic poles. Even if the magnetic north pole moved to South Africa, It does not put those located near the equator right now, any further away.
It would mess up current navigation for humans/instruments and animals like birds, though.
Originally posted by Human_Alien
reply to post by weedwhacker
I really appreciate your lengthy explanation (as always) but.....have airports ever publicly announced it before?
"They" can say all they want. That it's common. That's it natural. That it's under control.
So, Tampa's magnetic pole shifted
Well, it's not "under control", because it's not something that's controllable, but it is common, it is natural, and it's not something to worry about.
Originally posted by backinblack
reply to post by adjensen
Well, it's not "under control", because it's not something that's controllable, but it is common, it is natural, and it's not something to worry about.
So I guess it will be easy for you to show us where in the past this common shift has sped up so dramatically and if it will continue to accelerate or reverse and stop..??
Scientists have long known that the magnetic pole moves. James Ross located the pole for the first time in 1831 after an exhausting arctic journey during which his ship got stuck in the ice for four years. No one returned until the next century. In 1904, Roald Amundsen found the pole again and discovered that it had moved--at least 50 km since the days of Ross. The pole kept going during the 20th century, north at an average speed of 10 km per year, lately accelerating "to 40 km per year," says Newitt. At this rate it will exit North America and reach Siberia in a few decades. Keeping track of the north magnetic pole is Newitt's job. "We usually go out and check its location once every few years," he says. "We'll have to make more trips now that it is moving so quickly."
There seems to be some fairly decent science behind this anomaly. For more information you can go to this site: