The Milankovitch orbital cycles are the primary force guiding the Earth's ice age climate patterns.
Orbital mechanics have long dominated climate dynamics, eclipsing the CO₂ narrative. The shifts from glacial to warm interglacial periods have been carefully studied for hundreds of years. These aren't just random fluctuations; they are a consequence of Earth’s positioning in space relative to the sun.
These three orbital anomalies are 'eccentricity' (orbital shape), 'obliquity' (Earth's tilt) and 'precession' (a planetary wobble). Their motions dictate the distribution of solar insolation flux (the angle of sunlight hitting the Earth), particularly at 65°N. CO₂ is at best a fainter secondary feedback mechanism, not the primary driver.
The oceans are warmed by natural variability - primarily from the sun, but also the positioning of landforms, the orbital anomalies, oceanic currents, water vapor, the prevailing winds, and endless storms, which are the drivers of atmospheric dynamics.
Oceans contain nearly 86% of the planet's surface carbon pool, while the atmosphere holds a mere 2%. When viewing the global carbon budget through this prism, the atmosphere is more like a carbon desert.
Once orbital cycles trigger initial warming, and oceans release absorbed CO₂ centuries later, there is an 800 to 1,100-year time lag. This is documented as a significant time gap in Vostok and EPICA ice cores.
It's difficult to accept that rising CO₂ could be the primary source of warming, given these other factors. This is further clouded by a 'smoothing' distortion called the Firn Gap. CO₂ isn't trapped instantly in past ice conditions; it circulates in the 'firn' (which is unconsolidated snow) for decades or even centuries before the ice seals it shut.
Because of this, ice cores average out centuries of data into a single data point.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s “office of lgbtq advancement” is holding a “trans period pride” event to discuss menstrual equity & the experiences of transgender menstruators
The office received nearly $1 million in taxpayer funding this year
This is real
What a time to be alive
New York taxes people at nearly DOUBLE the rate of most states, and California isn’t far behind.
Yet their streets are overrun, homelessness is exploding, and basic services keep failing.
Blue state politicians don’t have a revenue problem. They have a spending addiction!
Who Votes Democrat?
• Criminals
• People who support criminals
• Sexual deviates
• People who support sexual deviates
• Illegal aliens
• People who support illegal aliens
• People who prefer government benefits to working
• People who make a living handing out government benefits
• Communists, socialists, and Islamists
• Drug addicts and dealers
There are very few exceptions.