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Every 202,500 Yearsyears, Earth Wanderswanders in a New Direction -new direction; does it affect climate?

Every 202,500 Years, Earth Wanders in a New Direction (nytimes.com) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17142736

I refer to this article on nytimes.com: Every 202,500 Years, Earth Wanders in a New Direction

TLDR; Scientists believe the Earth's orbit oscillates between circular and more elliptical due to the gravitational pull from Jupiter (big) and Venus (close). It takes 405k years to complete a cycle.

TLDR: Scientists believe the earth's orbit oscillates between circular and more elliptical due to the gravitational pull from Jupiter (big) and Venus (close). It takes 405k years to complete a cycle.

The big question: could this affect climate-change? Could it make colder winters, hotter summers or just more extreme weathers? Changing GolfGulf stream?

Every 202,500 Years, Earth Wanders in a New Direction - does it affect climate?

Every 202,500 Years, Earth Wanders in a New Direction (nytimes.com) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17142736

TLDR; Scientists believe the Earth's orbit oscillates between circular and more elliptical due to the gravitational pull from Jupiter (big) and Venus (close). It takes 405k years to complete a cycle.

The big question: could this affect climate-change? Could it make colder winters, hotter summers or just more extreme weathers? Changing Golf stream?

Every 202,500 years, Earth wanders in a new direction; does it affect climate?

I refer to this article on nytimes.com: Every 202,500 Years, Earth Wanders in a New Direction

TLDR: Scientists believe the earth's orbit oscillates between circular and more elliptical due to the gravitational pull from Jupiter (big) and Venus (close). It takes 405k years to complete a cycle.

The big question: could this affect climate-change? Could it make colder winters, hotter summers or just more extreme weathers? Changing Gulf stream?

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Every 202,500 Years, Earth Wanders in a New Direction - does it affect climate?

Every 202,500 Years, Earth Wanders in a New Direction (nytimes.com) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17142736

TLDR; Scientists believe the Earth's orbit oscillates between circular and more elliptical due to the gravitational pull from Jupiter (big) and Venus (close). It takes 405k years to complete a cycle.

The big question: could this affect climate-change? Could it make colder winters, hotter summers or just more extreme weathers? Changing Golf stream?