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Anthropocene

数座高低错落的烟囱将浓烟倾泻在城市上空。从建筑物的顶部可以隐约看到山脉和橙色的天空。
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一些专家认为人类世应得到官方认可

by Saima May Sidik 29 April 20255 May 2025

国际地质科学联合会选择不指定新的地质时代,但这个问题还没有得到解决。

Varias chimeneas a diferentes niveles lanzan humo sobre una ciudad. Una cadena montañosa y un cielo anaranjado se pueden ver detrás de la cima de los edificios.
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El Antropoceno merece reconocimiento oficial, sostienen algunos expertos

by Saima May Sidik 3 April 20253 April 2025

La Unión Internacional de Ciencias Geológicas decidió no designar una nueva época geológica, pero el asunto aún no se ha resuelto.

Several smokestacks at different levels pour smoke over a city. A mountain range and orange sky can just be seen peeking out over the tops of the buildings.
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Anthropocene Deserves Official Recognition, Some Experts Maintain

by Saima May Sidik 25 March 202530 April 2025

The International Union of Geological Sciences chose not to designate a new geologic epoch, but the matter is not yet settled.

Old phones, computer parts, and random human garbage trapped in sediment
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What’s Next for the Anthropocene?

by Meghie Rodrigues 23 April 202423 April 2024

Researchers weigh in on the meaning and aftermath of the decision to reject designating “Anthropocene” as an official geological epoch.

Three people stand on a wooden platform in a lake, and a white, inflatable boat next to the platform holds another person. A 3-meter-tall metal tripod extends above the platform.
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A Lake Paves the Way for Defining the Anthropocene

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 25 August 202325 August 2023

Scientists recently voted to designate Crawford Lake, a small body of water in southern Canada, as the reference site of the “Age of Man.”

Fotografía de un plastiglomerado, una roca hecha por piezas de basura y otros detritos naturales. Este ejemplo incluye piezas blancas, verdes y una cuerda amarilla mezclados con sedimento.
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La dificultad de definir el Antropoceno

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 20 May 20218 October 2021

Los humanos pueden estar en una nueva época geológica, el Antropoceno, pero diferentes grupos definen su comienzo en diferentes momentos. ¿Cuándo debería haber comenzado el Antropoceno?

Photograph of a plastiglomerate, a rock made from pieces of trash and other natural debris. This example includes pieces of white, green, and yellow rope intermingled with sediment.
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The Difficulty of Defining the Anthropocene

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 29 March 202122 August 2023

Humans may be in a new geologic epoch—the Anthropocene—but different groups define its start at varied times. When should the Anthropocene have begun?

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Here Comes the Anthropocene

by B. van der Pluijm 7 September 201624 January 2024

Two recent papers in Earth's Future discuss the addition of a new epoch to the geological timescale.

"Ivy Mike" nuclear test conducted in 1952 by the United States.
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Scientific Study Group Favors Recognizing Human-Influenced Epoch

by Randy Showstack 1 September 201622 August 2023

A formal proposal could take 3–4 years to prepare and then would require evaluation and approval by other scientists.

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Watch Your Language

by R. B. Norgaard 23 February 201627 February 2023

Legacy words and the search of a new human-environment dynamic

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