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Does earth's orbit significantly affect its climate?

Topics: Global Warming Climatology

Background

Some scientists suggest that earth's orbit has a significant if not primary role in determining earth's climate. However, the IPCC rejects that idea.

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Climate Researcher

The accelerating warming of the Earth is not caused by man but by the regularities of the planets' circulation around the Sun.

04 Jun 2007 Source

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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

IPCC, Scientific Body formed by U.N.

It is virtually certain that global temperatures during coming centuries will not be significantly influenced by a natural orbitally induced cooling. It is very unlikely that the Earth would naturally enter another ice age for at least 30 kyr.

01 Jan 2008 Source