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Bookmark or Share- What Is the Anthropocene and Are We in It? - Smithsonian MagazineWhat Is the Anthropocene and Are We in It? Efforts to label the human epoch have ignited a scientific debate between geologists and environmentalists. Joseph Stromberg. January 2013. Illustration...
- Anthropocene - WikipediaThe Anthropocene (/ ˈ æ n θ r ə p ə ˌ s iː n, æ n ˈ θ r ɒ p ə-/) is the common name for a proposed geological epoch, dating from the commencement of significant human impact on Earth up to the present day. It affects Earth's geology, landscape, limnology, ecosystems and climate.
- Anthropocene Epoch | Definition & Evidence | BritannicaAnthropocene Epoch, unofficial interval of geologic time, making up the third worldwide division of the Quaternary Period (2.6 million years ago to the present), characterized as the time in which the collective activities of human beings ( Homo sapiens) began to substantially alter Earth’s surface, atmosphere, oceans, and systems of nutrient cy...
- Anthropocene | Oxford Research Encyclopedia of AnthropologyThe Anthropocene is a newly proposed geological epoch that situates humans as geological agents responsible for altering Earth systems as evidenced in the geological record and directly experienced through the earth’s changing climate.
- Anthropocene - National Geographic SocietyAnthropocene. The Anthropocene Epoch is an unofficial unit of geologic time, used to describe the most recent period in Earth’s history when human activity started to have a significant impact on the planet’s climate and ecosystems. Grades. 5 - 8. Subjects. Anthropology, Biology, Geography, Human Geography. Image. mushroom cloud.
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