Why geologists can’t agree on when the Anthropocene Epoch began
Horizon International Images/Alamy On a cosmological timescale, humanity’s existence is a mere blip. Yet, in…
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Why is the idea of the Anthropocene so contentious?
The scientist Paul Crutzen grew tired of the Holocene 24 years ago. The geologic epoch…
Surprise decision not to define the Anthropocene shocks scientists
Has Earth entered a new geologic epoch? Perhaps notShutterstock/Dima Zel Efforts to put the Anthropocene…
We might officially enter the Anthropocene epoch in 2024
Crawford Lake in Canada has been proposed to mark the start of the AnthropoceneGaertner/Alamy WE…
Calling Our Times the ‘Anthropocene Epoch’ Matters Dearly to You
January 1, 20244 min readThe name Anthropocene means human activity is profoundly changing our environment,…
The proposed Anthropocene definition is unscientific and harmful
FROM rapid climate change to biodiversity loss, the Anthropocene marks our times as an age…