Climate change.
All three questions answered with 500 words max (total for paper)
Article links:
https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2948/milankovitch-orbital-cycles-and-their-role-in-earths-climate/ (Links to an external site.)
https://theecologist.org/2019/jun/05/understanding-milankovitch-cycles (Links to an external site.)
https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/tibet-sediments-reveal-climate-patterns-from-millions-of-years-ago-235622/ (Links to an external site.)
Are the milankovitch cycles relevant in today’s discussion of climate change? Why or why not?
Do you think climate change over the last few decades can be characterized by Milankovitch cycles? What about over longer geological time scales?
How can reconstructing climate in the geological past help scientist determine climate change and patterns in the future?