There was a drop during the Ice Ages to about 180 ppm, driven by a complex of processes, with
known cyclic variations in the earth's orbit at the root, with the recovery due to natural processes.
Not exact matches
The team's data also hint that the star's
cyclic 4 - day
variation in brightness, although still weak, is once again growing more robust — but no one
knows what's driving these flutterings or how long they will last.
Arctic ice periods caused by
cyclic variations in ocean currents have been
known for ages, too.