Maps of the historical movements of the North and South Poles of Earth

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[–]magnora7[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

North Pole is speeding up, south pole is slowing down. Seems odd they're not moving in tandem but I guess that's how it works

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    [–]thefadd 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    On average though the magnetic field is getting more aligned with the axis of rotation.

    If I had to guess, it would make intuitive sense that this is the reason they are moving at in non-opposite directions and at different speeds. It’s somewhat add that we don’t have a straight forward axis in the first place. But if the poles are going to shift, it would make sense that the axis is related.