Geographical North pole of the Earth continues to move East since 2000, according to NASA.
To 21st century paust moved mostly toward Canada at 7-8 cm per year, but after abruptly changed course and began to shift in the direction of the British Isles.
As scholars have noted, now the North pole is moving twice faster than before – approximately 17 cm per year.
The reason for the offset nazyvaetsa the melting of glaciers in Greenland and ice in the West Antarctica. In addition, the movement of the pole due to the addition of the mass of ice in East Antarctica.
As factors of change of polar motion, scientists also mentioned drought in the Caspian region and the Indian subcontinent.
As the researchers highlighted that such phenomena be the result of climate changes caused by people.
Recall, 30 of December of last year ka some time the temperature at the North pole rose above zero.
On 16 December it was reported that the air temperature in the Arctic was the highest for the last 115 years.
On 12 December, the participants of the climate summit in Paris (196 countries) signed a historic agreement aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
