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Have humans caused a new geological era?

Human influence on the environment is undeniable, but is it enough to merit its own epoch?

Salon · Apr 14, 2024

Quest to declare Anthropocene an epoch descends into epic row

Vote against formal geological recognition of ‘age of the humans’ is claimed to have violated committee rules

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2024

Flood loss a return to past trauma for retiree

A retiree forced from his home in mismanaged floods says the ordeal made him relive the trauma he experienced fleeing war-torn Europe as a child.

AAP · Oct 12, 2023

Evidence in Canada lake indicates start of new Anthropocene epoch

A group of scientists say human activity has fundamentally altered the geology, atmosphere and biology of the earth.

Al Jazeera · Jul 11, 2023

Anthropocene, the new epoch marked by human impact on Earth, began in 1950s, say scientists

A group of scientists is recommending to mark the start of the Anthropocene epoch in the small but deep, pristine Crawford Lake outside Toronto, Canada with a ‘golden spike’. The start of the human epoch is sometime around 1950 to 1954.

The Hindu · Jul 11, 2023

Scientists now say a new epoch – the Anthropocene, marked by human impact on Earth – began in 1950s

A team of scientists is recommending to mark the start of a new geological epoch defined by how humans have impacted the Earth with a ‘golden spike’ in the pristine Crawford Lake outside Toronto in Canada

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2023

Tonga volcano eruption created 'super plasma bubble' in atmosphere, disrupting precise GPS

The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano eruption last year was so powerful it created a "super plasma bubble" in the upper atmosphere over northern Australia, likely disrupting precise GPS for hours.

ABC News · May 24, 2023

H-bombs or chicken bones: the race to define the start of the Anthropocene

Humanity is now a ‘geological superpower’ and declaring a new epoch is critical to tackling its impact, scientists say

The Guardian - UK · Jan 6, 2023

‘There’s been a fundamental change in our planet’: hunt on for spot to mark the start of the Anthropocene epoch

Scientists are to pick a location that sums up the current Anthropocene epoch when Homo sapiens made its mark

The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2023

Are we in the Anthropocene? Scientists vote on sites that may mark the beginning of an epoch

We've been discussing the "Anthropocene" for more than two decades, but it's not an official geological term. A group of scientists are voting this week to try and change that.

ABC News · Dec 11, 2022