Earth's electromagnetic field is weakening

Data from the European Space Agency’s Swarm mission, which is aimed at studying the earth’s magnetic field, has shown the earth’s electromagnetic field is weakening, according to a report.

The first set of high-resolution results from January to June 2014, which show detailed measurements of the strength, direction and variations of the Earth's magnetic field showed that the field is weakening, according to the European Space Agency’s news site.

The most dramatic decline is situated over the Western Hemisphere.

The results also show that the magnetic field over the southern Indian Ocean and other areas has become stronger since January.

The measurements also show that the earths magnetic north is moving towards Siberia.

An analysis of the data hopes to yield a better understanding of why the magnetic field is weakening.

The Swarm project was Launched in November 2013