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Sascha Pare

A massive weak spot in Earth's magnetic field is growing, scientists discover

Two maps showing changes in the South Atlantic Anomaly between 2014 and 2025.

A weak spot in Earth's magnetic field over the South Atlantic Ocean has ballooned in size since 2014, satellite data reveals.

The region, known as the South Atlantic Anomaly, has grown by an area nearly half the size of continental Europe, sprouting a lobe in the direction of Africa where the field is weakening the fastest.

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