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To: WENDLE

Most people know that the planet’s seasons are caused by the tilt of the Earth’s axis. For instance, when it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the Southern Hemisphere, the Earth’s North Pole is tilted toward the sun. The seasons are likewise reversed when the South Pole is tilted more toward the sun.
What many people don’t realize, however, is that the angle at which the Earth tilts varies according to a 40,000 year cycle. These axial variations are referred to as a planet’s obliquity.
For Earth, the tilt of the axis varies between 22.1 and 24.5 degrees. When the tilt is at a higher degree, the seasons can likewise be more severe. Currently the Earth’s axial obliquity is at about 23.5 degrees — roughly in the middle of the cycle — and is in a decreasing phase. “

http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/climate-weather/stories/everything-you-need-to-know-about-earths-orbit-and-climate-cha

Been talking about earth wobble for years as relates to climate change and severe weather. In my opinion this is the cause of climate change....not man.


48 posted on 11/30/2016 6:52:51 PM PST by DOC44 (Have gun will travel.)
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To: DOC44
the tilt of the axis varies between 22.1 and 24.5 degrees. When the tilt is at a higher degree, the seasons can likewise be more severe. Currently the Earth’s axial obliquity is at about 23.5 degrees — roughly in the middle of the cycle — and is in a decreasing phase.

Yeah, we can probably get out there with a couple of come-alongs, crowbars, and hydraulic jacks, and yank that axle back where it needs to be.

98 posted on 11/30/2016 9:38:17 PM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (The fear of stark justice sends hot urine down their thighs)
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