Q: The orbits of the Sun and Earth are elliptical and constantly changing.
This combined with the Sun's varying energy output has what relationship to climate change?
A: One of the greatest scientists of the 20th century, Serbian astrophysicist Milutin Milankovitch, developed a mathematical
theory of climate based on the geometry you are asking about.
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2001-2010 was the snowiest decade on record in the Northern Hemisphere, according to data (1967-2010) from the Rutgers University Global Snow Lab. This past winter (December through February) was the second snowiest winter on record—beat only by the winter of 1978.
A number of regions across the Northern Hemisphere have experienced record snowfall this winter—including Washington D.C, Moscow, China and Korea. Read More>>
