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some interglacials vary in dura-
Some recommended links from Skeptical
Science on climate science history and
orbit:
tion, why some are warmer than
others, and why orbital changes
sometimes fail to trigger global
climate change. Though there are
History of Climate Science: www.skepticalscience.com/history-climate-science.html
questions, there are also enough
answers to know how Earth
can react to a change in energy,
whether that change is from orbit
History of Climate Science – Interactive Timeline: www.skepticalscience.com/
cshistory.php
or CO2. I invite anyone interested
Milankovitch Cycles: www.Milankovitch.html
in Earth’s orbit to discover what
this topic shares with climate
science, to better understand the
basis for climate forecasts, and to
The Last Interglacial (first of a 5-part series): www.skepticalscience.
com/LIG1-0706.html
better evaluate the necessity policies needed to anticipate these
forecasts.
WORDS & IMAGES JOHN GARRETT
John Garrett is an illustrator who draws for Skeptical Science www.SkepticalScience.com
and promotes astronomy through the Temecula Valley Astronomers
(www.temeculavalleyastronomers.com).
ICY SCIENCE | QTR 1 2014