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Proposed Anthropocene epoch rustles jimmies of dissenting geologists
2016-08-31 19:31:52| Extremetech
Scientists say we've left an indelible mark on the history of our planet. But is it a deep enough footprint to mark the beginning of a new epoch?
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Geologists search for Anthropocene 'golden spike'
2016-08-30 10:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The notion that we have entered a new geological age is real and should be formally recognised, according to an international report. The verdict comes from a panel set up to judge the merits of adding an Anthropocene ("Age of Humans") time segment to the history of the Earth. The group delivered its preliminary evidence and recommendations on Monday. It now needs to identify a suitable marker in the environment that epitomises the start of the new phase. Colin Waters from the British...
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Anthropocene Science --Links Extreme Weather Human-Induced Climate Change
2016-03-13 16:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Galaxy: Extreme weather events like floods, heat waves and droughts can devastate communities and populations worldwide. Recent scientific advances have enabled researchers to confidently say that the increased intensity and frequency of some, but not all, of these extreme weather events is influenced by human-induced climate change, according to an international National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine report released on March 11. "In the past, many scientists have been cautious of attributing...
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Research suggests the Anthropocene began in 1620 way before the Industrial Revolution
2016-02-19 13:58:26| Extremetech
New research suggests that humans began altering the climate on Earth long before the industrial revolution. The colonization of North and South America may have had an enormous impact on planetary climate.
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Welcome to the Anthropocene: Geologists say weve entered a brand new epoch
2016-01-13 16:15:13| Extremetech
We're now in the era of plastic-infused rock and decaying technofossils. It's going to be fun being a geologist in a few thousand years.
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