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Thread ID: 141533 2016-01-03 22:18:00 It is a marvelous world that we live in. Roscoe (6288) PC World Chat
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1413831 2016-01-04 20:23:00 There is a 5 million kilometer difference between earth's aphelion and perihelion.

Ah yes, but that has no effect on Climate Change, however minuscule amounts of Carbon does, because that can be corrected by Taxes. :confused:
B.M. (505)
1413832 2016-01-04 21:19:00 Ah yes, but that has no effect on Climate Change

No it doesn't, it has some effect on something we call "seasons".
pcuser42 (130)
1413833 2016-01-04 21:36:00 No it doesn't, it has some effect on something we call "seasons".
Not really...
Seasons are caused by the yearly orbit of the Earth around the Sun and the tilt of the Earth's rotational axis relative to the plane of the orbit.

The fluctuation you refer to is over much longer time spans.
Over thousands of years, the Earth's axial tilt and orbital eccentricity vary, these variations are referred to as the Milankovitch cycles.
The equinoxes and solstices move westward relative to the stars while the perihelion and aphelion move eastward. Thus, ten thousand years from now Earth's northern winter will occur at aphelion and northern summer at perihelion.

With thanks to good ol' Wikipedia again.
KarameaDave (15222)
1413834 2016-01-04 21:47:00 We should have a pol as to which school we belong to..........Greggs or Darwins........... Cicero (40)
1413835 2016-01-04 21:56:00 We should have a pol as to which school we belong to..........Greggs or Darwins...........

Who is this Gregg?
Where is their school?

?????

And Darwin was only part of the equation
en.wikipedia.org
KarameaDave (15222)
1413836 2016-01-04 22:05:00 Not really...Seasons are caused by the yearly orbit of the Earth around the Sun and the tilt of the Earth's rotational axis relative to the plane of the orbit.Well the orbit has more to do with seasons than it does climate change ;) pcuser42 (130)
1413837 2016-01-04 22:06:00 I always thought Greggs 'coffee' tasted vile. As a cost saving the old PEL tried to introduce it in the cafeteria, replacing Nescafe. However popular outcry soon got rid of it. Terry Porritt (14)
1413838 2016-01-04 22:09:00 Well the orbit has more to do with seasons than it does climate change ;)
Absolutely, but it is the axial tilt that is responsible for them.

You understand that, right? ;)
KarameaDave (15222)
1413839 2016-01-04 22:16:00 Who is this Gregg?
Where is their school?

?????

And Darwin was only part of the equation
en.wikipedia.org

Darwin was a plonker who appeals to the simple minded who can't grasp the notion that there is actually a supreme creator more intelligent than themselves.

All credit to Roscoe for reminding us of how fantastic this world is, and what wonderful hope we still have for our futures.
Cicero (40)
1413840 2016-01-04 22:33:00 Absolutely, but it is the axial tilt that is responsible for them.You understand that, right? ;)That's basic science. :) pcuser42 (130)
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