Small changes in Earth’s rotation as the trigger for ice ages.


	Small changes in Earth’s rotation as the trigger for ice ages.

amgumen

8-7-2009 12:04 AM

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amgumen says:

The researchers used an analysis of 6,000 dates and locations of ice sheets to define, with a high level of accuracy, when they started to melt. In doing this, they confirmed a theory that was first developed more than 50 years ago that pointed to small but definable changes in Earth’s rotation as the trigger for ice ages.

They confirmed a theory that was first developed more than 50 years ago that pointed to small but definable changes in Earth’s rotation as the trigger for ice ages.

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8-7-2009 9:14 AM

Rustee

Interesting. At least we're not spinning like Uranus.

8-7-2009 3:14 PM

jay8h

You mean human caused CO2 is not causing this? Oh Oh

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