Wobbly Earth causes climate change, extinctions: researchers

by Wisdom ~ Sunday, October 15th, 2006

Small variations in the Earth’s orbit dictate how much sunlight certain areas of the Earth get.
Wobbly Earth causes climate change, extinctions: researchers
Updated Fri. Oct. 13 2006 12:14 PM ET
Brian Jackson , DiscoveryChannel.ca
Earth’s orbit isn’t perfect. In fact, it’s as wobbly as a beach ball floating in a swimming pool, says the latest research. Now scientists [...]

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Global warming boost to glaciers

by Wisdom ~ Friday, August 25th, 2006

Researchers studied the western Himalaya

Global warming boost to glaciers
Global warming could be causing some glaciers to grow, a new study claims. Researchers at Newcastle University looked at temperature trends in the western Himalaya over the past century.
They found warmer winters and cooler summers, combined with more snow and rainfall, could be causing some mountain [...]

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