Dust from volcanic eruptions that blocks the Sun's warming radiation has been proposed as an explanation alternative to Milankovitch cycles for the cause of ice ages.

来自火山喷发的灰尘阻挡了太阳温暖的辐射，这被认为是导致冰河时代的另一种解释。

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The Earth's orbit actually does feel similar nudges from Jupiter, known as Milankovitch Cycles.

其实地球的轨道也受到木星的类似影响，该现象被称为米兰·科维奇旋回。

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But the Milankovitch cycles barely affect the overall annual amount of solar radiation hitting the Earth!

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Most scientists on both sides of the debate agree with the Milankovitch cycles.

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Since one of the first scientists to carefully study this issue was Milutin Milankovitch, these are called Milankovitch cycles .

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