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The North Pole keeps moving – here’s how that affects Santa’s holiday travel and yours

  • Written by Scott Brame, Research Assistant Professor of Earth Science, Clemson University
imageCould this be the next Blitzen? Feeding a reindeer in Lapland, Finland, north of the Arctic Circle.Roberto Moiola/Sysaworld/Moment via Getty Images

When Santa is done delivering presents on Christmas Eve, he must get back home to the North Pole, even if it’s snowing so hard that the reindeer can’t see the way.

He could use a compass, but...

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