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The current geological period, wherein human activities have a powerful effect on the global environment.
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Anthropocene — Holocene Epoch This box: view · talk · edit ↑ Pleistocene … Wikipedia
Anthropocène — La Terre la nuit, une image simulée nocturne du monde durant l anthropocène. L anthropocène est un terme créé et utilisé par certains scientifiques pour désigner une nouvelle époque géologique, qui aurait débuté à la fin du XVIIIe siècle… … Wikipédia en Français
anthropocene — (an.THRAW.puh.seen) n. The present geological period, characterized by humanity s effects on global climate and ecology. Example Citations: The overwhelming consensus of scientific research indicates that human activity is exacerbating climate… … New words
Anthropocene — UK / US adjective science relating to the period of time during which humans have affected the Earth s environment, geology, and climate, usually considered to be between the 18th century and the present The Anthropocene debate is continuing this … English dictionary
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Anthropocene period — /ˈænθrəpəsin pɪəriəd/ (say anthruhpuhseen pearreeuhd) noun the most recent period in earth s history, considered by some to begin with the Industrial Revolution, and characterised by the impact of the activities of human beings on the earth s… …
Early anthropocene — The early anthropocene hypothesis (sometimes called Early Anthropogenic) is a theory proposed by William Ruddiman. It posits that the Anthropocene era, as some scientists call the most recent period in the Earth s history when the activities of… … Wikipedia
the Anthropocene — UK [ˈænθrəpəˌsiːn] / US [ˈænθrəpəʊˌsiːn] science the period of time during which humans have affected the Earth s environment, geology, and climate, usually considered to be between the 18th century and the present There are three ideas about… … English dictionary
Holocene extinction — The dodo, a bird of Mauritius, became extinct during the mid late seventeenth century after humans destroyed the forests where the birds made their homes and introduced mammals that ate their eggs. The Holocene extinction refers to the extinction … Wikipedia
Paul J. Crutzen — Infobox Scientist name = Paul Jozef Crutzen box width = image width = caption = birth date = birth date and age|1933|12|3 birth place = Amsterdam, Netherlands death date = death place = residence = citizenship = nationality = ethnicity = field =… … Wikipedia
