Earth’s magnetic field is acting up and geologists don’t know why

Witze, Alexandra

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Erratic motion of north magnetic pole forces experts to update model that aids global navigation.

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  1. Alexandra Witze

Update, 9 January: The release of the World Magnetic Model has been postponed to 30 January due to the ongoing US government shutdown.

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Nature 565, 143-144 (2019)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-00007-1

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