a member of the hereditary warrior class in feudal Japan. 2. a retainer of a daimyo.
The causes of climate change can be divided into two categories-those that are due to natural causes and those that are created by man. Natural causes There are a number of natural factors responsible for climate change. Some of the more prominent ones are continental drift, volcanoes, ocean currents, the earth's tilt, and comets and meteorites. Let's look at them in a little detail.
Natural Causes of Climate Change. Orbital Changes. Milankovitch cycles over the past 1 000 000 years. The Milankovitch Theory explains the 3 cyclical changes in Earthâs orbit and tilt that cause the climate fluctuations that occur over tens of thousands of years to hundreds of thousands of years. You have learned about these orbital changes in the Temperature over Time module.