Rep. Gohmert , Asks if Altering Earth’s Orbit, Could Help Fight Global Warming.<br />Rep. Gohmert , Asks if Altering Earth’s Orbit, Could Help Fight Global Warming.<br />On June 8, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) asked Jennifer Eberlien, associate deputy chief of the National Forest System.<br />if it was possible to alter the orbit of the moon or the Earth as a way of <br />combating climate change.<br />'The Hill' reports that <br />it remains unclear whether <br />Gohmert was joking or not. .<br />As NASA explains in a blog post, <br />the shape of Earth's orbit changes over <br />a cycle that takes about 100,000 years.<br />The orbit is currently about as <br />close to being circular as it can be.<br />Over the course of tens of thousands <br />of years, the tilt of the Earth also shifts <br />slightly or "wobbles" on its axis.<br />These changes are called Milanković cycles after Serbian astronomer Milutin Milanković.<br />These shifts have both <br />short-term and long-term <br />effects on Earth's climate.<br />According to NASA, they have a relatively minor impact on Earth's seasons and <br />do not play a role in global warming
