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Past ice ages are believed to have been caused by different combinations of several factors: the concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide and methane; Milankovitch cycles; the motion of tectonic plates (affecting weather systems); variations in solar output; the orbital dynamics of the Earth-Moon system; meteorite impacts; and volcanic eruptions.
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