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82 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