06-01-2011, 08:08 PM
Shift of Earth's Magnetic North Pole Closes Main Runway at Tampa International Airport
January 6th, 2011 Via: Tampa Bay Online:
Scientists say the magnetic north pole is moving toward Russia and the fallout has reached of all places Tampa International Airport.
The airport has closed its primary runway until Jan. 13 to repaint the numeric designators at each end and change taxiway signage to account for the shift in location of the Earth's magnetic north.
The closure of the west parallel runway will result in more activity on the east parallel runway and more noise for residential areas of south Tampa.
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The Federal Aviation Administration required the runway designation change to account for what a National Geographic News report described as a gradual shift of the Earth's magnetic pole at nearly 40 miles a year toward Russia because of magnetic changes in the core of the planet.
Posted in Environment, Florida
January 6th, 2011 Via: Tampa Bay Online:
Scientists say the magnetic north pole is moving toward Russia and the fallout has reached of all places Tampa International Airport.
The airport has closed its primary runway until Jan. 13 to repaint the numeric designators at each end and change taxiway signage to account for the shift in location of the Earth's magnetic north.
The closure of the west parallel runway will result in more activity on the east parallel runway and more noise for residential areas of south Tampa.
…
The Federal Aviation Administration required the runway designation change to account for what a National Geographic News report described as a gradual shift of the Earth's magnetic pole at nearly 40 miles a year toward Russia because of magnetic changes in the core of the planet.
Posted in Environment, Florida
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