Wobbling Earth Triggers Climate Change


	Wobbling Earth Triggers Climate Change

tabsey

8-16-2009 10:04 AM

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tabsey says:

Not accepted as being part of the current situation.
( Note they used a stalagmite to punch a hole, which does not automatically mean that stalagmites make good hole punches ).

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8-16-2009 1:56 PM

willhelm

It's called obliquity. The Earth is now reverting to a lower obliquity, which decreases the energy of the solar irradiance impacting the Earth.

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