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The next ice age is coming in 10,000 years — unless climate change prevents it
"Such a transition to a glacial state in 10,000 years' time is very unlikely to happen, because human emissions of carbon ...
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Astronomers measure 'warp speed' of Milky Way galaxy
Its alignment with the rest of the galaxy moves — specifically, it "precesses." Precession describes how the alignment of the ...
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Climate change could be threatening satellites as they orbit in space: Study
The ongoing surge of greenhouse gas emissions in the near-Earth environment could cause dramatic declines in the number of satellites orbiting the planet by the end of the century, a new study has ...
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Green Sahara: African Humid Periods Paced by Earth's Orbital Changes
The main climatic effect of precession is to shift the season when the Earth has its closest pass to the Sun (perihelion) — the so-called precession of the equinoxes. Today, perihelion occurs in ...