Every 202,500 Years, Earth Wanders in a New Direction

The change in orbital shape was already known as one of the Milankovitch cycles [1]. This study seems to give us the most precise measurement.<p>In the context of climate change, when Earth&#x27;s orbit becomes more eccentric (our path over the next 200k years) seasonal changes increase in magnitude.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Milankovitch_cycles#Orbital_shape_(eccentricity)" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Milankovitch_cycles#Orbital_sh...</a>

Better article with more details and a link to the relevant paper <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.universetoday.com&#x2F;139198&#x2F;jupiter-and-venus-change-earths-orbit-every-405000-years&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.universetoday.com&#x2F;139198&#x2F;jupiter-and-venus-chang...</a>

Based on where we are in the Milankovitch cycle, should we be getting warmer or colder?<p>(I keep checking the comments of this article hoping that someone knowledgable can explain how this impacts the climate.)

I made a thing. To wrap my head around the Milankovitch cycles. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;i.imgur.com&#x2F;V3RIKL5.png" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;i.imgur.com&#x2F;V3RIKL5.png</a>

TLDR; Scientists believe the Earth&#x27;s orbit oscillates between circular and more elliptical due to the gravitational pull from Jupiter (big) and Venus (close). It takes 405k years to complete a cycle.

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The result of which is ... ?<p>Does this lead to some occurrence such as a mass extinction or something of that nature?<p>Seems interesting.