Climate Change

Cards (2)

  • How could Orbital Changes be causing climate change?
    Milankovitch Cycles
    • Eccentricity - Every 100,000 years the Earth orbit changes from circular to slightly oval and back
    • Obliquity - every 41,000 years the tilt of the Earth moves from 21.5 degrees to 24.5 degrees
    • Precession over 26,000 years
  • How could Volcanic Activity possibly cause climate change?
    Ash and sulfur dioxide can block the sun reducing temperatures on Earth, this is short-term (1-2 years) but the effects from sulfur dioxide can last for longer.