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Holocene

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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?

Satellite image of a city between a volcano and a lake
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Eruption in El Salvador Was One of the Holocene’s Largest

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 5 June 201922 August 2023

Roughly 1,500 years ago, the Tierra Blanca Joven eruption blanketed Central America in ash and likely displaced Maya settlements, new research shows.

Researchers analyze seafloor sediment cores to understand past behavior of the Black Current
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Sediment Cores Reveal Ocean Current’s Past Life

by S. Witman 28 July 20179 May 2023

East Asia’s Black Current may have rerouted in the past 10,000 years or so.

Scientists look at corals for clues to past climate trends.
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Corals Reveal Ancient Ocean Temperatures in Great Barrier Reef

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 27 October 20169 May 2023

Old coral colonies suggest that a prehistoric warming event called the mid-Holocene Thermal Maximum may have occurred earlier than previously thought.

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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.

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Early Agriculture Has Kept Earth Warm for Millennia

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 19 January 201624 January 2024

Ice core data, archeological evidence, and other studies suggest humans had a significant influence on Earth's preindustrial climate.

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What Is the Anthropocene?

by L. E. Edwards 30 November 201522 August 2023

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

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Dating Lava Domes in California's Salton Trough

by Terri Cook 10 November 20159 May 2023

Scientists use a trio of techniques to resolve the age and duration of rhyolite volcanism of the Salton Buttes.

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