Earth's North Pole shifting its place from Canada to Russia at a speed of 60km/year: Study

For a long time, humans believed that Earth is flat. However, scientific researches and vancements, proved that our planet is round and it revolves around Sun in its own orbit. Similarly, it was widely believed that Earth h only one rth Pole and South Pole that are fixed in one place. But, recently, researchers have found that our planet has t one but three rth Poles, out of which, one of rth poles is shifting from its original place at a top speed of 50-60 km a year.

rth Pole is moving from Cana to Russia at a top speed

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Scientists at Leeds University have found that Earth has a total of three rth Poles, out of which one is a geographic pole corresponding to planet's rotation axis, or is geomagnetic pole that best fits a classic dipole and third one is rth Magnetic Pole, point where magnetic field lines are perpendicular to surface. Out of three,  rth Magnetic Pole is shifting its place from Cana to Russia at a speed of 50-60 km per year, as per research conducted by Leeds University.

This new observation brings us back to Sir James Clark Ross, a Polar explorer who me first measurements at site of Earth’s rth magnetic pole. It was two centuries ago when Sir Ross discovered that pole is shifting quickly towards Russia. A team from Leeds University, recently explained that this shift of rth Magnetic Pole has been caused by competition of two magnetic "blobs" on edge of Earth's outer core. 

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This can be explained simply, as rth Geomagnetic Pole is different from rth Magnetic Pole. This difference between two poles is because Earth's magnetic fields are t specifically dipolar. However, research has revealed that re is a lesser-kwn fourth pole which is instantaneous rth pole, where Earth's rotational axis meets its surface and celestial rth pole.

team of Leeds University revealed that shift of rth Magnetic Pole is due to observant change in flow in molten material in Earth's interior or Earth's core. According to m, altered flow of molten material has changed strength of regions above surface, causing negative magnetic flux.

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Dr Phil Livermore, leing team of Leeds University, furr explained situation by saying that change in pattern of flow has weakened patch under Cana and it has slightly increased strength of patch under Siberia. He mentioned in a study that this is reason behind rth Pole leaving its historic position over Canian Arctic and crossing over International Date Line.

Reportedly inspired by Sir James Clark Ross, Dr Livermore and colleagues, over past 20 years, were able to record this movement of rth Magnetic Pole using data from satellites measuring evolution of Earth's magnetic field. This research was published by team of Leeds University called  Nature Geoscience.

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