Anthropocene

Humans Less Than 1% of Life on Earth, But Have Destroyed Half of Its Plants, More Than 80% of All Mammals
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Humans Have Messed With Earth So Much, Scientists Say 'Anthropocene' Is Here
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
Anthropocene Working Group honorary chair Colin Waters says "the geological reality of the Anthropocene is now clear." (Photo: NASA)
From climate change to invasive species to changes in the planets fundamental chemical cycles, the markers indicating profound change make clear Holocene is over.
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Anthropocene Math in the Age of Trump: Humans Are Running Out of Time to Save the Climate
Nika Knight, staff writer
Earth photographed from space
Industrialized societies are changing the climate 170 times faster than natural...
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Absent Radical System Change, World Faces Two-Thirds Wildlife Loss by 2020
Nadia Prupis, staff writer
'We are at a decisive moment in time when we can seize the solutions to steer...
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Humans Are Overfishing the Oceans Into 'Unprecedented' Mass Extinction
World is Warming at Rate 'Unprecedented' for 1,000 Years
The Anthropocene Is Here: Humanity Has Pushed Earth Into a New Epoch
Look What We've Done: Human-Made Epoch of Nightmares Is Here
Human Exploitation of Nature Has Driven Planetary Health to the Edge
That Was Easy: In Just 60 Years, Neoliberal Capitalism Has Nearly Broken Planet Earth
Stressed Ecosystems Leaving Humanity High and Dry
On the Brink: Planet Near Irreversible Point of Global Warming
Brief History, Destructive Impact: Geologists Debate 'Human Epoch'
Earth 'Entering New Age of Geological Time'
Is Water the New Oil?
Nobel Laureate Calls for Post-Kyoto Treaty

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