"These periods of deglaciation saw massive climate changes," Huybers said.
"Sea level increased by 130 meters, temperatures rose by about 5 degrees C, and atmospheric CO2 went from 180 to 280 parts per million."

Not by driving a car, ey ??

These statistical findings agree exactly with what Milutin Milankovitch, a Serbian geophysicist, proposed in the first half of the 20th century.

Huybers emphasises that these cycles are only one factor among many.

"'It could also be that orbital forcing causes a rise is atmospheric CO2, and that it's the increased CO2 that drives the loss of ice sheets," he said.

"In all likelihood, both CO2 and increased summer radiation contribute to deglaciation.

They're both expected to push the climate system toward less ice."

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