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Anthropocene

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 20219 May 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 20169 May 2023

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 201624 April 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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What Is the Anthropocene?

by L. E. Edwards 30 November 20159 May 2023

Geologists must consider whether the Anthropocene is a specific segment in the continuum of time or a holistic concept.

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