Phys.org  May 16, 2024 The powerful solar storm driving the aurora borealis over global skies last weekend was also triggering the movement of compasses deep in the ocean, as revealed by Ocean Networks Canada (ONC), a University of Victoria initiative. The most significant magnetic shift moved the direction of the compass within a range of +30 to -30 degrees and was recorded at a depth of 25 meters at the Folger Passage subsea site, which is part of the ONC NEPTUNE cabled observatory off the coast of Vancouver Island. ONC’s subsea observatories on the west and east coasts of Canada […]