- About 55 million years ago, an intense heat wave hit the planet. Earths surface temperature surged by 9 degrees Fahrenheit (5 degrees Celsius). (Huffington Post)
- Changes in the Earth's orbit 55million years ago caused the planet to warm up by 5C, according to new research. (Daily Mail)
- A significant increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, rather than changes to the Earths orbit, was likely the main cause of global warming that ended the last ice age, a new study has found. (CBC)
- The new view is supported by calculations estimating interactions of variables such as greenhouse gas levels, changes in the Earths tilt and orbit Similar dynamics are at play today. (PhysOrg)
- Small changes in Earths orbit around the sun affected the amount of sunlight That, in turn, would have amplified warming on a global scale. (Eureka! Science News)
- The peninsula is one of the fastest-warming places on Earth, jutting north of the rest of the frozen continent. (msnbc.com)
- The timing has been seized upon by sceptics as proof that man-made carbon gases either do not cause global warming or at least do not make it as bad as mainstream scientists say. (Himalayan Times)
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Global warming earth's orbit
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