For years, Russian diplomats have insisted the globe is no longer unipolar, as they seek to downplay the global influence of the United States.
They may have a point. "National Geographic" reports that the Earth's north magnetic pole -- which for decades sat immobile under the frozen reaches of northern Canada -- is on the move.
And it's racing toward...Russia.
Magnetic north is the place where compass needles actually point. It's near but not in the same place as the geographic North Pole.
Due to little understood changes in our planet's core, the magnetic pole is now moving toward Russia at the incredible speed of 64 kilometers per year.
No one is willing to forecast when and if the magnetic pole will cross into Russian territory, but it's looking like a distinct possibility.
-- Jeremy Bransten
They may have a point. "National Geographic" reports that the Earth's north magnetic pole -- which for decades sat immobile under the frozen reaches of northern Canada -- is on the move.
And it's racing toward...Russia.
Magnetic north is the place where compass needles actually point. It's near but not in the same place as the geographic North Pole.
Due to little understood changes in our planet's core, the magnetic pole is now moving toward Russia at the incredible speed of 64 kilometers per year.
No one is willing to forecast when and if the magnetic pole will cross into Russian territory, but it's looking like a distinct possibility.
-- Jeremy Bransten