The Solar System’s Pulse – Unlocking Earth’s Hidden Rhythm

Written by Joseph Fournier, Ph.D. on September 12, 2025. Posted in Current News

One of my favorite Richard Feynman quotes of all time has got to be “I Would Rather Have Questions That Can’t Be Answered Than Answers That Can’t Be Questioned”

To me, this simply means that there are many times in the practice of the scientific method, where a body of evidence presents itself, and no clear mechanism of explanation for how or why exists – yet.

Not having a unifying answer must never be cause to ignore unexplainable evidence.

Over the last decade of intense examination of the literature, I have amassed a collection of studies that I believe show clear temporal relationships that link measurable changes in occurring within the Core of planet Earth, extending all the way up into the atmosphere, which appear to be highly synchronized across millennial, centennial and decadal time scales.

In case there is any confusion – there is no plausible way what I am about to show you has any possible causal relationship with your use of hydrocarbons.

Straight out the gate, I will suggest that there is some yet to be clearly defined extra-terrestrial linkage to the ever changing gravitational – magnetic fields within and external to our solar system.

What I am about to show you is evidence that I firmly believe shows that Climate Change is the Heartbeat of the Solar System.

The cover image for this article serves to establish the merit of this powerful statement, but showing that planet Earth’s most powerful mid-ocean ridge spreading zone, the South East Pacific Rise (SEPR), expels deep mantle material (i.e., bathymetry rise) at a synchronized pace to changes in orbital eccentricity.

Specifically this work by Maya Tolstoy et al shows that the bathymetry rise of the SEPR increases as the Earth’s orbital eccentricity increases.

Interestingly enough, Maya Tolstoy et al also shows that CO2 trapped in Antarctic glacial ice increases as these two parameters increase. This fascinates me to no end, as it suggests that there may be a increase in geochemical flux of inorganic carbon into deep water over the SEPR as plate spreading increases during more eccentric orbital phases of the Earth.

We will revert to this idea that deep ocean water receives inorganic carbon flux from the Lithosphere through mid-ocean ridges at a later date.

Note that Maya Tolstoy et al adheres to a view of mid-ocean ridges as a climate valve.

Now comes supporting evidence.

The next piece of the jog-saw puzzle that I wish to throw into the mix, is Figure 1, which shows the millennial correlation between changes in tropospheric CO2 concentrations, proxy Antarctic temperatures and Antarctic Circumpolar Circulation (ACC).

Note that the ACC is the largest body of coherently circulating ocean water on the planet, with estimates placing it at over 137 million cubic meters per second (Sverdrups or Sv) – Gulf Stream flow rate is 30 to 80 Sv.

The ACC acts like the hub of the global meridional overturning circulation (MOC) wheel, which ultimately is convectively driven by the power of solar insolation.

Now back to the cover image, it is critical to highlight that on millennial time scales, the ACC is also linked to coupled changes in orbital eccentricity and mid-ocean ridge spreading rates.

Figure 1. Estimated changes in Antarctic Circumpolar Circulation (ACC), proxy temperature and tropospheric CO2 concentrations over past 350,0000 years.

Now that I have established evidence showing that plate tectonics are coupled to orbital dynamics and climate change on a millennial time scale, I will now show the same is found on centennial and decadal time scales within the modern era.

The first evidence of decadal time scale changes are shown in Figure 2, which shows that the Earth’s magnetic dipole has been decreasing steadily, while tropospheric CO2 concentrations and the average air temperature of the planet have been increasing.

Figure 2 shows the coefficient of determination is remarkably high with respect to CO2 content changes – is this coincidence or a part of a planetary scale phenomenon not yet understood?

Figure 2. Total magnetic dipole versus global air temperature anomaly and tropospheric CO2 concentration.

As it is believed that the Earth’s geodynamo is driven by its dynamically rotating Core, it should not be surprised that Figure 3a and 3b show that on both decadal and centennial time scales, the Earth’s Core, as well as the entire planet, are known to exhibit changes in differential rotation with respect to each other.

In fact, Yi Yang et al argues in Nature Geoscience that the time scales of these changes appear to be coherently related to similar changes noted within the Earth’s surface environment.

Specifically, the authors suggest a shared dependence on the fundamental forces associated with multi-decadal changes in air temperature, sea level rise and the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO).

The study suggests a ~65-year periodicity in both inner core rotation and LOD, aligning with climate and geomagnetic variations.

Figure 3a. Differential rotation rate change between Mantle and Core versus change in the Length of Day (LOD).

The mainstream interpretation of Figure 3b is that the coherent relationship between LOD changes and climate change in the graph arises because warming-driven mass redistribution (e.g., ice melt, ocean currents, atmospheric shifts) decreases the Earth’s moment of inertia, increasing its rotation (angular frequency) and decreasing the length-of-day (LOD).

Cooling periods reverse this effect. However, the fact that Yi Yang et al has recently shown the angular frequency of the Core to change independently of the Mantle, suggests an additional layer of geophysical complexity exists than simply surface mass-redistribution in response to changes in meridional flow of the oceans and atmosphere.

Independent Core Dynamics: If LOD were solely due to surface mass redistribution, the inner core’s rotation should track the mantle’s, as both would respond to the same external torque. The differential rotation indicates an internal process (e.g., core convection or magnetic coupling) that decouples the inner core’s motion from surface effects.

Figure 3b. Change in Earth’s angular frequency according to the IERS extending back in time to the middle of the 19th century.

Multidecadal Periodicity: Surface mass redistribution (e.g., from climate cycles) typically produces seasonal to decadal signals (e.g., 1 year, 5–6 years), as seen in other LOD analyses in the literature. The ~65-year cycle in the graph is too long for surface processes alone and matches internal geophysical timescales (e.g., core-mantle resonance).

Next, advance to the recent publications of Dr. Arthur Viterito, who has done much to expand on the coherence that exists between tectonics and climate change in the modern era.

Figure 4 is from Viterito’s 2017 paper, which the pace by which the Earth’s magnetic north pole (Dip Pole) has been migrating since the late 19th century to present, shows a remarkable correlation to mid-ocean ridge seismic activities (EQ), as well as to changes measured in the global average air temperature and tropospheric CO2 concentration.

Note that Viterito consistently shows that EQ leads by 2 to 3 years, any changes observed in the surface environment.

Figure 4. Arthur Viterito’s 2017 study showing marked correlations in the Earth’s magnetic dipole displacement (Dip Pole), mid-ocean ridge seismic activity (EQ), air temperature and CO2 concentrations.

Arthur has been kind enough to keep me up to date on the latest in his research and Figure 5 shows the regression parameters seen between the 2-year shifted mid-ocean spreading zone seismic activity (MOSZSA) and the global average air temperature anomaly up to December 2024.

Note that the time scale of the x-axis starts in 1979 and that a p-value indicates that there is a 0.000001 percent “chance” occurrence.

This data is extremely important for two reasons.

First, Figure 5 confirms that from the millennial (cover image) to interannual time scale, MOSZSA and its corresponding rate of bathymetry rise, are temporally correlated with changes in atmospheric temperatures.

Figure 5. Mid-ocean spreading zone seismic activity (MOSZSA) versus changes in global air temperature (personal correspondence).

Second, the enhanced temporal resolution and extremely low p-value of the data shows that MOSZSA is a leading indicator of pending changes in air temperature.

In Arthur’s 2022 paper titled 1995: An Important Inflection Point in Recent Geophysical History he focuses on numerous physical parameters, which show that MOSZSA in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans (Figure 6a) lead by 2-years the lock-step rise in surface (Figure 6b) and sub-surface (0 – 500 m, Figure 6c) temperatures in the North Atlantic Ocean, together with increases in Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) across this oceanic basin (Figure 6d).

Figure 6e also shows that there was a lock-step increase in Arctic winter temperatures, corresponding to the same date, which in recent decades points to 1995 as the origination of these large rapid changes.

Figure 6a. Mid-ocean spreading zone seismic activity (MOSZSA) in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, showing 1995 as an important date.

Figure b. Atlantic Multi-decadal Oscillation (AMO) index, showing the abrupt change in surface temperatures around 1995.

Figure 6c. Sub-surface (0 – 500 m) temperatures over the North Atlantic – green line added to emphasize 1995 as an important inflection point.

Figure 6d. North Atlantic Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) – green arrow added to emphasize 1995 as an important inflection point.

Figure 6e. Summer, winter and annual average Arctic air temperature anomalies – green line added to emphasize 1995 as an important inflection point.

It is well established in the literature, that geothermal flux from mid-ocean spreading zones, enhances the flow of the global thermohaline circulation or meridional overturning circulation (MOC), by increasing the buoyancy of deep water as it transits the abyssal plains en route to upwelling zones in the Southern and Pacific oceans.

Figure 7 is included to aid-the-eye in this relationship between MOSZSA or tectonic plate spreading rates and the path taken by deep water, after forming in the North Atlantic.

This topic will again become the focus in later articles, were we will examine the relationships between geochemical exchange between the Lithosphere and deep water, and how this relates to upwelling rates in the Pacific and this influence on changes in tropospheric CO2 concentrations on an interannual basis.

In closing, while the thermohaline flow or MOC rate increases with enhanced mid-ocean ridge spreading rates and geothermal heat flux, I believe that this data should not be viewed in isolation from the Orbitally Modulated Planetary Albebo Effect that I have discussed in depth over recent articles since April.

As we continue to peel back the layers of the onion, I believe that you will come to appreciate the idea that Climate Change is hardly unique to planet Earth.

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