[equaviator]

Our GPS satellites must be having a nervous breakdown!

[JRios1968]

Bush’s Fault

[kindred]

Perhaps this is why so many dangerous democrats and rinos are bipolar?

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Magnetic pole dancing ... the latest crisis du jour.

[bboop]

So, let me get this straight. ONE airport in Florida is affected by this? And the rest of the world has adjusted? Or is perhaps not affected? Doesn’t make sense scientifically to me.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

"The Earth's poles are changing constantly, and when they change more than three degrees, that can affect runway numbering,"

And possibly masses of migrating birds, causing large "die-offs"? One wonders.

[moovova]

Why don't thay just change the approach plates?

Put a big "You are here." where the airport used to be...and a "You need to be here." over the correct spot on the chart...

[moovova]

Could it be that too many airplanes are landing at Tampa Intl, and the airport is “tipping” over?

[Repeal The 17th]

Of all the runways, at all of the airports, all over the world...
the magnetic shift has resulted in re-designation of just this one?

[aruanan]

"An inner core of solid iron is surrounded by an outer core of molten iron. They rotate at different rates, and the interaction between the regions creates what scientists call a 'hydromagnetic dynamo.' It's something like an electric motor, and it generates a magnetic field akin to a giant bar magnet."

And, since it has first been measured, the magnetic field has been continuously decaying. Either the dynamo is slowing down or the field doesn't come from a dynamo.

[BwanaNdege]

Tampa airport’s predecessor, Drew Field opened in 1928 with a Magnetic Declination of 2 degrees East degrees. The current magnetic Declination is over 5 degrees West. Therefore the magnetic compass orientation of the runways has moved 7 degrees.

Runways are named by the magnetic direction of their alignment, to the nearest 10 degrees. After 7 degrees of change it was time to change the names of the runways to coincide with the nearest 10 degree direction. Since the name/number of each runway is painted on the approach end in REALLY BIG NUMBERS, it was necessary to close the runway while this was done.

Hey news people, THE SKY IS NOT FALLING!

[moovova]

Could it be that too many airplanes are landing at Tampa Intl, and the airport is “tipping” over?

[USS Alaska]

Sometimes, the poles completely flip -- and presumably when that happens, many bigger changes are afoot than modest tweaks to airport signs. The last time the planet experienced a polarity flip was 780,000 years ago.

How would anyone be able to state, as a fact, that the planet experienced a polarity flip 780,000 years ago?

Is this the same crew that is telling us about global warming, when I look out my window, and see 6-7 inches of snow, single digit temps, and it's been exceptionally cold since early November.

[ken21]

doubt it.

[Albion Wilde]

Earth's magnetic field, which still flummoxes those who study it... is thought to be generated deep inside the planet... An inner core of solid iron is surrounded by an outer core of molten iron. They rotate at different rates, and the interaction... creates what scientists call a 'hydromagnetic dynamo.' It's something like an electric motor, and it generates a magnetic field akin to a giant bar magnet.

But of course, liberals know better how to run things than Whomever designed this outdated concept.

And socialists are sure that this is part of global warming and is causing discrimination against minorities, who should be sent reparations by white Christians.

Although the phenomenon "still flummoxes those who study it," the Global Civil LIberties Union will look into it and will soon declare "a consensus" of "settled science."

[ClearBlueSky]

The North Pole is moving? Does Santa need help? How much does it cost to move an entire pole anyway? Do the environmentalists approve? Was it our hairspray?-lol
Might be affecting the birds and other animals tho!

[CodeToad]

Reporters are the dumbest people. The runway was not closed because of magnetic deviation.

[anniegetyourgun]

I would so like to buy this theory - because it means man didn’t influence it & can do nothing about it!

[M Kehoe]

27R-9L no more.

5.56mm

[P.O.E.]

"That's the second biggest magnet I've ever seen"

[savedbygrace]

I blame it on Santa Claus. He has wanderlust.